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Two Arts and Sciences faculty members named 2017 AAAS Fellows
James Beatty, professor of astronomy and physics, and Andrea Grottoli, professor of Earth sciences, have been elected as 2017 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)…
StatCrunch: A New Kind of Painting with Numbers
Big data is big news. It is also a useful way to tell a compelling, visual story, such as: does our addiction to fast food play a role? When an education resource company launched “StatCrunch,” a…
Nothing Says Spring like DataFest
On April 1 — no fooling — 111 undergraduates from across campus formed teams and began a weekend marathon of heavy-duty data-crunching, competing for prizes in Ohio State's 2nd annual DataFest…
Arts and Sciences Faculty Named Distinguished University Professors
Clark Spencer Larsen, distinguished professor of social and behavioral sciences; professor and chair, anthropology, and David Weinberg, distinguished professor of mathematical and physical sciences;…
Students Receive Boren Scholarships to Study Critical Languages Overseas
Six Ohio State undergraduate students have been named recipients of 2017-2018 Boren Scholarships, which provide unique funding opportunities for students to study less commonly taught languages in…
Student Veteran Selected for National Veterans Leadership Conference
Gretchen Klingler, a third-year student veteran majoring in anthropology and Arabic, has been selected to attend the Student Veterans of America Leadership Institute. Klingler is president of the…
Faculty, Alumnus Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
This year, three Ohio State faculty and one alumnus were elected to the 237th class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Those elected include: Janet Box-Steffensmeier, political science;…
Celebrating Teaching, Mentoring and Scholarship
On Monday, April 3, the College of Arts and Sciences hosted its annual Spring Recognition Ceremony, honoring faculty and others in the college for their outstanding achievements in the arts and…
Arts and Sciences Students Named 2017 Goldwater Scholars
Three Arts and Sciences honors students have been recognized by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Scott Garner and Maya Gosztyla were named 2017 Goldwater…