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Logan named director of inaugural NBER working group on race and economics
Trevon Logan, professor in the Department of Economics and interim dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed director of the National Bureau of…
Theatre and film unite in renamed Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts
By boldly integrating creative disciplines, the Department of Theatre will change its name to the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts — uniting the offerings of the Department of Theatre, the…
A new way to detect subatomic particles from deep space
Steven Prohira is a neutrino hunter. The postdoctoral researcher at Ohio State's Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics is principal investigator on a new project, the NSF-funded Radar Echo…
With PhD in hand, postdoc scholar joins the band
“I’m 12 years older than some of them,” said Smiles, 30, who is now in his third different university marching band. “That kind of melts away when we’re really focused on learning our music or our…
Understanding the outcome of the 2020 election
"Election 2020: Understanding the Outcome," brings together five experts from the College of Arts and Sciences to discuss the impacts of the recent presidential election, as well as issues concerning…
FRIT offers new major: French and Francophone Studies
The Department of French and Italian has added another interdisciplinary major: French and Francophone Studies. The new major gives students interested in French and Francophone cultures more…
Forest sustainability: How Maya social norms affect ecology
Sean Downey, associate professor of anthropology and core faculty member of Ohio State's Sustainability Institute, explores how social and cultural norms among Maya farmers in Belize impact local…
What election polls actually tell us about the 2020 presidential race
As President Donald Trump’s 2016 victory revealed, any prediction can still be turned upside down once the votes are counted. How trustworthy are polls in reality?
LaserNetUS high-power laser consortium including Ohio State receives $18M from the Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded LaserNetUS, a network of facilities operating ultra-powerful lasers that includes Ohio State's Scarlet Laser Facility, $18 million in new funding to…