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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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Arts and Sciences student named 2020 Rhodes Scholar

Arts and Sciences senior Henry Wu has been named a 2020 Rhodes Scholar, one of the most prestigious awards for college seniors and recent graduates. Wu, a philosophy and political science double…

Mackenzie Wright

Romance studies major wants to bring humanity back to medicine

Romance studies major Mackenzie Wright share how her humanities education, education abroad experiences and Appalachian upbringing shaped her inspiration to pursue medicine.

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…

Campus legends, horrors and lore

Avery Samuels, student communications assistant in the Department of English, shares some haunted spots and spooky legends at Ohio State.

English major Rachel Stewart stands next to the display of horror literature in Thompson Library.

English PhD student curates scary selection of literary horror for Halloween season

From Bram Stoker to Shirley Jackson to Stephen King, there's no shortage of frightening fiction and spooky stories to keep you up at night. English PhD candidate Rachel Stewart breaks down some of…

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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.

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New mathematics course connects students with Columbus’ own Hidden Figures

John Johnson Jr. and Ranthony Edmonds launch a class called "Intersections of Mathematics and Society: Hidden Figures," which explores mathematical communities for people from underrepresented…

Members of Ohio State's Flute Troupe play piccolo

Hello, piccolos! More than 70 piccolos to join TBDBITL on Saturday

More than 50 former students are coming back to Columbus this weekend just to perform “The Stars and Stripes Forever” on piccolo. They’re coming from all over the country — California, Texas, New…