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Ohio State trustees approve new endowed faculty positions, support funds for Arts and Sciences
Last month, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees approved the naming of the Timashev Family Music Building, in recognition of the largest gift by an individual or foundation in the college’…

$17M gift supports Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences, largest by an individual in college’s history
Gift will support several Ohio State initiatives, including new music building to be named after alumnus Ratmir Timashev and his family.
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Jordan Davis and the Buckeyes behind Can't Stop Columbus
When day-to-day life first ground to a halt in the face of the coronavirus, Jordan Davis, director of Smart Columbus and co-organizer of Can’t Stop Columbus, felt like she couldn’t help enough by…

Otter named 2020 Guggenheim Fellow
Christopher Otter, an associate professor in the Department of History, has received a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship.
“I am honestly very humbled to receive this award!” said Otter via email…

Social distancing book recommendations
Looking for a new book or wanting to rediscover old favorites as you heed social distancing guidelines from home? Faculty and friends of the Department of English have you covered with some of…

Geography alum coordinating local county's emergency response to COVID-19
Alex McCarthy (second from left) with health officials and first responders during a…

Astronomy postdoc and alumnus receive NASA Hubble Fellowships
Department of Astronomy Visiting Scholar David Martin and 2017 PhD graduate Tom Holoien have been selected as fellows for the 2020 NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP), which enables outstanding…

Chemistry grad on the front lines of COVID-19 vaccine research
Thirty years after graduating from Ohio State with a degree in chemistry, Raymond Goodrich is leading a team that is fighting the coronavirus.
As executive director of the Infectious…

Liberal arts and entrepreneurship entwine in alumna's leather goods store
When it comes to running her recently launched collection of handmade leather accessories, Jessica Alcalde ’09 draws upon her education in more ways than one.
Sure, someone with a bachelor…