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iTunes U broadly expands reach of course on Italian cinema
More than 22,400 people browsed a new Ohio State iTunes U course “New Research Trends in Italian Screen Studies,” in just the first two and a half weeks it was available online. In that same time…

Jeff Haase Creates Giant Whale with Paper
The Whale, a large-scale art installation conceived by Jeff Haase, associate professor in the Department of Design, was built in a Kinnear Road warehouse and is now featured at the Cultural…

Quiet Spaces at Ohio State: Take the Time to Relax
As we’re coming into the holiday season and exams, our lives tend to get pretty hectic. We know stress isn’t good for us but few of us take time out to de-stress. All day we are surrounded by…

Pelotonia Fellowships Awarded to Department of Dance’s Serena Chang and Mimi Lamantia
Serena Chang (BS, molecular genetics; BFA dance, fifth year) and Marie (Mimi) Lamantia (BFA, dance, pre-med track, fifth year) are Ohio State’s 2015 Pelotonia Fellowship recipients.
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Marching Band Wows Audiences in London
The 225-member “Pride of the Buckeyes” marched through spectator-lined streets in London on Saturday, Oct. 24, and wowed British crowds with their showmanship at a pre-game show before the Sunday…

Department of Dance Welcomes Kinga Szemessy, ArtsLink Fellow
Kinga Szemessy, a Hungarian dancer and choreographer with training in classical ballet, contemporary dance, contact improvisation, Hungarian folk dance, Graham and Cunningham technique and Gaga,…

Film Studies Senior Seminar Produces an Issue of Film Matters
Professor Margaret Flinn’s Film Studies senior seminar this past year took an innovative approach to engaging films and other media. Flinn, graduate student teaching apprentices and students…

An Interview with Emmy Award Winner L.J. Houdyshell
L.J. Houdyshell (MFA, Theatre, 1990) recently won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour Or Less) for her work on the HBO show Silicon Valley. As…

Josh Manculich Receives Prestigious Princess Grace Award
Josh Manculich, MFA student in the Department of Dance, has received the prestigious Princess Grace Award for choreography in 2015, an award that will grant him further recognition in his field.…