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Ohio State TEDx event features eight speakers from Arts and Sciences
Every spring, TEDxOhioStateUniversity hosts an event featuring a variety of the university’s students, faculty, staff and alumni who leverage their expertise to speak on a range of topics —…
Nine Arts and Sciences postdocs named 2021 President's Postdoctoral Scholars
Nine postdoctoral scholars in the College of Arts and Sciences were named 2021 President’s Postdoctoral Scholars, supported by the Office of the President.
The President’s Postdoctoral…
Literature heals, boosts creativity and courage, says Angus Fletcher in new book 'Wonderworks'
When some people think about literature, they think foreshadowing, metaphors and allegories. When Angus Fletcher thinks about literature, he imagines unraveling why the experience of reading can…
'Twinkle' satellite to scan for potentially habitable worlds
Artistic depiction of the Twinkle satellite in orbit around Earth. Photo courtesy Blue Skies Space Ltd.
We are either…
Mansfield Microfarms craft sustainable urban agriculture model
Kip Curtis and Mansfield microfarm volunteers in 2019. Photo courtesy Kip Curtis.
Back in the ’70s, Kip Curtis’ parents embraced the back-to…
Janice Aski and Jhumpa Lahiri discuss the power of language learning
Janice Aski, professor in the Department of French and Italian, was searching for a familiar face to feature in videos alongside the 5th edition of the Italian elementary language textbook …
Clocking the movement of electrons inside an atom
Scientists dramatically enhance the achievable resolution at X-ray free-electron lasers with new techniqueHard X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) have delivered intense, femtosecond X-ray pulses…
Physics' Dan Gauthier creates 'tamper-proof' encryption for drones
An Scan Eagle operator places the unmanned aerial vehicle on its stand aboard the USS Comstock. Photo credit: U.S. Navy.
As skies become…
Survey attempts to quantify added stresses on family life during COVID-19 lockdowns
Since the spring, families have all been getting a little closer.
When COVID-19 cases grew in March, businesses shuttered, children stayed home from school and adults’ access to their…