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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…

Dance and English alum brings ballet to the big screen in "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"
Alumna Lindy Goldstein (BA, BFA, 2000) helped bring a dose of holiday magic to the movies this season. The dance and English graduate is the executive producer of Disney’s "The Nutcracker and…

Alum wraps up third season of hit podcast "Serial"
"Serial" host Sarah Koenig, left, in the recording room with co-host and reporter Emmanuel Dzotsi. Photo…
Machine learning helps predict endangered plant species
There are many organizations monitoring endangered species such as elephants and tigers, but what about the millions of other species on the planet — ones that most people have never heard of or…

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…

Ghost stories, death cafes and the darker side of life
Chris Woodyard (BA, medieval and renaissance studies, 1976) has made a living out of her fascination with the dead. Her love of history led her to Ohio State and eventually to a degree in medieval…

Q&A with music alum and Cuban-American pianist Orlay Alonso
Ohio State alumnus Orlay Alonso (DMA, 2015) is a musician in every sense of the word. As a faculty member at Capital University’s Conservatory of Music, a co-host for WOSU Radio’s Musica Cubana,…

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…

Band alumnus with aphasia marches in TBDBITL reunion
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Rob Gast (right) stands with his fiancé, Matt Hall…