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Putting 'Education for Citizenship' into action this election
In the weeks leading up to an unprecedented election, Gretchen Ritter, executive dean and vice provost of the College of Arts and Sciences, has a message for the Arts and Sciences community.
Ohio State-led QuSTEAM initiative to transform U.S. quantum education
QuSTEAM, an initiative funded by the National Science Foundation, is a multi-institutional program led by Ohio State that works together with industry and national laboratories to revamp…
From Don Vito to Tony Soprano, Mafia Movies deconstructs organized crime in film and TV
Dana Renga's course Mafia Movies brings students together from across Ohio State to critique some of film’s most iconic characters.
School of Music, ACCAD working toward lag reduction in online music collaboration
While lag can be a small annoyance during a meeting, it has made live music collaboration virtually impossible over the internet during the pandemic.
Melissa Beers 'leans on' racial justice through enhanced Intro to Psychology course
Melissa Beers, program director for the Introduction to Psychology course, shares her hope to use new ALX grant to deepen the conversations and course content surrounding social diversity within one…
NeXUS workshop demonstrates ultrafast laser's interdisciplinary potential
Ohio State's upcoming National Extreme Ultrafast Science Facility (NeXUS) will house a laser that will allow researchers a better look at ultrafast electron motion. A user workshop was recently held…
Ohio State leads 13 universities to understand climate change and ecosystems
Ohio State is one of 14 universities from around the globe that have been awarded $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation to launch a new Biology Integration Institute called EMERGE, which…
It's hot in the city: Understanding the urban heat island effect on Ohio State's campus
Senior researcher in the Department of Geography Jim DeGrand and colleagues across Ohio State are examining how the heat island effect impacts the university. By classifying climate zones on the…
Department of Political Science embraces online learning with new masterclass
Professor and Baronov and Timashev Chair in Data Analytics Chair Bear Braumoeller’s new online political science course is the source of much interest from students in the department.