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Mansfield Microfarms craft sustainable urban agriculture model
When Curtis embarked on the Mansfield Microfarm Project four years ago, he wanted to address two common problems in urban farming: An absence of social justice in environmentalism, and tendency for…
Slavery and its legacies: Remembering 1619 and Beyond
To commemorate the 400th anniversary of slavery’s introduction to the U.S., the Department of History launched a lecture series last year called “1619 and Beyond: Explorations in Atlantic Slavery and…
Logan named director of American Economic Association Mentoring Program
Trevon Logan, professor of economics and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed director of the AEA Mentoring Program, which opens opportunities for underrepresented…
Teaching the "hard history" of slavery and racism in America
Hasan Jeffries teaches students of all ages "hard history." Now, through support of fellow educators and the conversations he has with his daughters, he's encouraging a more complicated…
What history can teach us about pandemics
Nicholas Breyfogle, associate professor in the Department of History, is leading a project to create publicly-available materials and events that place the current coronavirus pandemic in historical…
Building bridges between Ohio State and the state health department
Elisabeth Root, an associate professor in the Department of Geography and the College of Public Health's Division of Epidemiology, is helping guide Ohio through the COVID-19 pandemic as a member of…
EEOB professor’s research to tackle problems measuring biodiversity change
We’ve all heard about dwindling biodiversity across the planet, but it turns out scientists have a difficult time actually verifying it. This summer, Assistant Professor Marta Jarzyna is leading a…
ABRC combating plant blindness, educating on climate change
An often-overlooked plant with a hard-to-pronounce name is helping to grow students’ understanding of the impacts of climate change.
2019 High Points
Between tales of world exploration, scholarly breakthroughs, cutting-edge research and investments in our future, this past year was one to remember. The College of Arts and Sciences shares some of…