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Understanding body acceptance and community influence in the body positivity movement
Body positivity and anti-diet rebellions are rooted in the fat acceptance movement of the 1960s. Created by advocates in marginalized populations to further the rights of overweight individuals…
Ten Arts and Sciences experts take stage at TEDxOhioStateUniversity event
Every spring semester, TEDxOhioStateUniversity hosts an event featuring Ohio State students, faculty, staff and alumni who leverage their…
Mountain-climbing veteran studying history, promoting mental health
Mike Fairman, a history undergraduate student, atop Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America.
This story discusses issues of mental health…
Two current and former Arts and Sciences students competing in Winter Olympics
Jincy Dunne, a 2019 psychology grad, will be skating for Team USA at the Winter Olympics.
Two Arts and Sciences students will be…
Programs provide informal settings for students to get to know their instructors
Ever want to sit down and chat with one of your favorite instructors over lunch? With the Take Your Professor to Lunch program, undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have…
Speech and hearing science student works at intersections of advocacy
Jaiden Blancaflor was surprised to learn that, in a way, he’s indecisive.
In the five years since he started working in social…
ASC in review: 2021's top stories
At the turn of the new year, we take a step back to evaluate the stories we told about the College of Arts and Sciences community in 2021. We are proud to present some of our top stories of the…
22 Arts and Sciences graduate students named 2021-2022 Presidential Fellows
The Ohio State Graduate School announced its 40 Presidential Fellows for 2021-2022, a group that includes 22 students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Presidential Fellowship is the most…
New minor combines public health and the arts
Crack is Wack mural by artist Keith Haring.
From anti-tobacco ads starting in the 70s, to the musical “Rent,” to a surge of coronavirus-…