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Artist Ann Hamilton working on the installation of the event of a thread (2012-13) at the Park Avenue Armory  in New York. Photo Credit: Thibault Jeanson

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…

Laboratory

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…

Elisabeth Root

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…

Venkat Goapalan

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…

Petry's class dancing through Zoom

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…

Christopher Otter

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…

books

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 in Sedona

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,…

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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. …