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John Beacom

Physics and astronomy professor receives National Postdoctoral Association 2020 Mentor Award

John Beacom, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor and Henry L. Cox Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has received the National Postdoctoral Association’s 2020 Garnett-Powers Association, Inc…

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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…

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New CHRR contracts with BLS total $38.6 million

CHRR, an interdisciplinary research center within the College of Arts and Sciences, recently secured two new contracts with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to continue administration of the 1979…

A Myotis bat, one of thousands bat specimens at the Museum of Biological Diversity at Ohio State.

It's a scary time for bats

While a spooky symbol of Halloween, bats around the world are facing threats of extinction. Bryan Carstens, a professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, explains what…

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Get scared with these Halloween movie picks

Arts and Sciences experts select some notable horror films for your Halloween movie marathons.

Lois Jones and Antarctica research team

Celebrating Lois Jones’ 50-year legacy in polar research

In the 1960s, the National Science Foundation found itself in disagreement with the U.S. Navy. The NSF was trying to pioneer a new field of Antarctic science, and it needed all the talent it could…

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Janet Box-Steffensmeier elected next president of the American Political Science Association

Janet Box-Steffensmeier, the Vernal G. Riffe Professor in Government and Politics in the Department of Political Science, has been elected as the next president of the American Political Science…

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NSF awards $27M to instrumentation projects led by Arts and Sciences faculty

More than $27 million from the National Science Foundation will fund two new facilities at Ohio State led by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Coral scientists with the Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network

Network of global coral researchers converges at Ohio State

The Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network, directed by Earth Sciences Professor Andréa Grottoli, is a team of coral researchers who develop experiment protocol recommendations and best…