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Literature heals, boosts creativity and courage, says Angus Fletcher in new book 'Wonderworks'

When some people think about literature, they think foreshadowing, metaphors and allegories. When Angus Fletcher thinks about literature, he imagines unraveling why the experience of reading can…

Mansfield Microfarms craft sustainable urban agriculture model

Kip Curtis and Mansfield microfarm volunteers in 2019. Photo courtesy Kip Curtis.

Back in the ’70s, Kip Curtis’ parents embraced the back-to…

Jared Gardner named director of Humanities Institute

Professor Jared Gardner, the Joseph V. Denney Designated Professor of English and the director of the Popular Culture Studies program, has been named director of the Humanities Institute at Ohio…

Annual concerto competition continues despite COVID challenges

 
Miriam Burns conducts the Ohio State Symphony Orchestra.

As a young violinist at Ohio State, Miriam Burns learned firsthand the value…

Janice Aski and Jhumpa Lahiri discuss the power of language learning

Janice Aski, professor in the Department of French and Italian, was searching for a familiar face to feature in videos alongside the 5th edition of the Italian elementary language textbook …

Q&A with Col. Peter Mansoor on civil-military relations

To maintain American democracy’s integrity, it’s vital to respect, uphold and protect certain boundaries between the nation’s armed forces and its politics…

2020 Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award Winners

Four Arts and Humanities faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive a 2020 Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award:

Clocking the movement of electrons inside an atom

Hard X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) have delivered intense, femtosecond X-ray pulses…

Arts and Sciences experts comment on Biden administration

Joe Biden takes the oath of office as the 46th president of the United States.

On Jan. 20, Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th…