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Oct. 9, 2020 YOUTUBER COYOTE PETERSON REFLECTS ON TIME AT OHIO STATE

Ever braved a bullet ant? Gone face to face with a tarantula hawk? Felt the sting of an executioner wasp? Coyote Peterson has. The film studies alumnus and creator of the popular YouTube show Brave Wilderness answered some of our questions ahead of his virtual panel discussion on Oct. 14.

Oct. 8, 2020 HYBRID ARTS LAB EXHIBITIONS EXPLORE RACIAL JUSTICE, DIVERSITY

Three exhibits this semester hosted by Ohio State's Urban Arts Space focus on themes of racial justice, diversity and self-identity.

Oct. 7, 2020 MYERS’ ANALYTICAL MIND DRIVES HER JOY OF MATH AND BALLET

Undergraduate Tori Myers loves both math and ballet. That's why she's an actuarial science major and dance minor, two disciplines that actually have a lot in common.

Oct. 6, 2020 TRUMP’S DIAGNOSIS UNLIKELY TO SWAY VOTERS, BECK SUGGESTS

President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Paul Beck, professor emeritus of political science, spoke with NBC4 on how he thought the president's diagnosis would influence voters.

Oct. 5, 2020 COULD SPIDER-MAN WEBSLING AROUND COLUMBUS?

Could Spider-Man use the LeVeque Tower, Orton Hall or Ohio Stadium to websling around Columbus? The question really boils down to physics, so physics Professor Michael Lisa set out to find the answer for WOSU.

Oct. 2, 2020 TALKING ABOUT RACE IS NOT OPTIONAL

"Meaningful change begins with talking about race reflectively, repeatedly and responsively," writes associate professor of English Andréa Williams for The Ohio State Alumni Magazine.

Oct. 1, 2020 HOW ICE CORES SHOW ‘BLACK SWAN’ EVENTS IN HISTORY — EVEN PANDEMI...

Ice cores taken from glaciers preserve evidence of events like droughts, volcanic eruptions — and even pandemics like COVID-19. Distinguished University Professors Lonnie Thompson of Earth Sciences and Ellen Mosley-Thompson of Geography discuss for The Conversation.

Sept. 30, 2020 MAFIA MOVIES COURSE DECONSTRUCTS ORGANIZED CRIME IN FILM AND TV

Mafia Movies, a course taught by Department of French and Italian chair and professor Dana Renga, deconstructs and critiques some of film and TV's most iconic mafia characters.

Sept. 29, 2020 CITIES BEAT SUBURBS AT INSPIRING CUTTING-EDGE INNOVATIONS

Unconventional, disruptive innovations combining research from different fields are more likely to be produced in cities than suburbs, said Enrico Berkes, co-author of the study and postdoctoral researcher in economics.

Sept. 28, 2020 OHIO STATE-LED INITIATIVE AIMS TO REVAMP U.S. QUANTUM LEARNING

QuSTEAM, an education initiative funded by the NSF and led by professor of physics Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, aims to transform undergraduate quantum information education in the U.S.

Sept. 25, 2020 ACETAMINOPHEN ALTERS PERCEPTIONS OF RISK, STUDY FINDS

Pop a couple Tylenol and something like cliff diving, bungee jumping or opining about a controversial issue might not seem that dangerous, according to a recent study co-authored by associate professor of psychology Baldwin Way.

Sept. 24, 2020 MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENT KEEPS THE MUSIC ALIVE DURING PANDEMIC

Music education student Daniel Zipin created The Instrumental Music Project to give elementary school students an opportunity learn about instruments and get excited about band and orchestra programs.

Sept. 23, 2020 HOLY MISDIRECTED ANGER! BATS NOT TO BLAME, SAY SCIENTISTS

Bats get a bad rap. EEOB assistant professor Gerald Carter comes to their defense in the Christian Science Monitor.

Sept. 22, 2020 IN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE, PREJUDACE IS DEADLY

To truly end racial mortality gaps, health care must be unbiased, writes professor of economics Trevon Logan in Bloomberg.

Sept. 21, 2020 LATINX COMIC CONS SHOW THERE’S ‘NO ONE DEFINING STORY’ ABOUT HIS...

SÕL-CON was one of three Latinx virtual comic book conventions this month. Distinguished University Professor Frederick Luis Aldama spoke with NBC News how Latinx comic conventions confront barriers and gatekeepers in mainstream spaces.