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Modern Head is a special cast fabricated for Ohio State in memory of influential American artist and Ohio State alum Roy Lichtenstein.

7 things to know about the Modern Head sculpture

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Pictured above: Modern Head, H.C. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein, 2018, all rights reserved…

Rehearsal of "If a Tree Falls," a 30-minute patchwork play highlighting the opioid crisis in Ohio as seen through the eyes of local high school students.

Alumna's play exploring opioid epidemic performed by local high school students

When Arts and Sciences alumna Abby Noel (BA, theatre, 2018) was in third grade, her friend got sick the day of the school play: a fairy tale mash-up. The teacher asked Noel to fill in…

Dee Boersma, image courtesy Center for Ecosystem Sentinels

Zoology alumna has spent career saving penguins

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Dee Boersma has been called the Jane Goodall of penguins.

An adorably curious, roughly 2-foot-tall Magellanic penguin she’s named Turbo greets…

Arctic (Oeneis) butterflies at the Museum of Biological Diversity

Triplehorn Insect Collection asks public to help label Arctic butterflies

Butterflies are among the many species vulnerable to climate change, with even slight shifts in environment affecting the distribution and flight patterns of certain populations.  

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100% TBDBITL campaign raises more than $8.6 million for marching band scholarships

Through the concentrated, 18-month 100% TBDBITL campaign, Buckeyes came together to raise more than $8.6 million for marching band student scholarships. With this transformational impact to…

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2018 High Points

The College of Arts and Sciences is home to extraordinary artists, scholars, scientists and spaces. We are excited to share some of this year’s high points as we look forward to another year…

Bunny Clark

The legacy of late professor and female physicist Bunny Clark

“Bunny, as in rabbit.”

A common response when introducing herself, Dr. Bunny Clark wasn’t just out of the ordinary when it came to her uncommon first name. Clark, before becoming a well-…

Dr. Tom Kniesner

The economics of a career

Even though Ohio State alumnus Tom Kniesner (BA, 1969; MA, 1971; PhD, 1974) has conducted research and served on the faculty at more than half a dozen universities and…

Gary and Connie Sharpe Geography Innovation Commons grand opening, Sept. 20, 2018.

Sharpe Geography Innovation Commons opens in Derby Hall

Where does innovation occur?

Gary Sharpe (BA, geography, 1970) will tell you just about anywhere. After all, his multimillion-dollar enterprise Health Care Logistics got its start in a…