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Ann Hamilton reflects on shifts in perceptions and creation myths
Commentary by Ann Hamilton, Distinguished University Professor of Art
Like everyone — the daily news of the spreading virus, invisible…

Office of Research awards COVID-19 funding to Arts and Sciences studies
The Office of Research recently announced its third and final round of funding as part of its COVID-19 Seed Funding Program aimed at addressing critical health and community problems related to…

Building bridges between Ohio State and the state health department
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Every night when Elisabeth Root comes home, her daughter asks what she did that day.
“I’ll say, ‘Well, I told the governor this,’ or, ‘I got to…

Gopalan, Weiner, Bukowski honored with student council teaching awards
Venkat Gopalan, a Newman Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award, an annual honor administered and…

Dancing digitally: Instructors and students connect across screens
Professor Susan Van Pelt Petry’s contemporary dance class used to meet three days a week in a large studio in Sullivant Hall for technical training, conditioning, learning sequences and performing…

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…

Laura Seeger keeps calm and carries on
When the College of Arts and Sciences asked for nominations of students, faculty and staff who have stepped up to the massive challenge of moving approximately 4,000 classes online in two weeks,…

Science Sundays goes online
Science Sundays, one of the premier outreach events of Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences, is bringing cutting-edge research presented by outstanding speakers into people’s homes. …