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Yang appointed chair of Department of Economics
Huanxing Yang, professor in the Department of Economics, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2023.
Yang is an expert in the areas of contract…
How larger body sizes helped the colonizers of New Zealand
For the first time, researchers have developed a model to estimate how much energy the original colonizers of New Zealand expended to maintain their body temperatures on the cold, harrowing ocean…
Taleghani-Nikazm to chair Germanic Languages, Lit dept.
Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm, professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term, effective July 1,…
Sreenivas to head Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Mytheli Sreenivas, professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term, effective July 1,…
Q&A faculty spotlight: Karl Whittington
Karl Whittington is a specialist in European medieval art and architecture, particularly issues relating to the history of science, gender and sexuality, materiality and reception. His next book…
Project Narrative professor honored with U.S. Army commendation
An Ohio State professor whose research has been called upon by the likes of Pixar, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and even the National Football League is being commended…
Q&A faculty spotlight: Bart Elmore
Bart Elmore is a professor in the Department of History at Ohio State. His research focuses on global environmental history and the history of capitalism, often with a focus on the environment,…
Two College of Arts and Sciences faculty featured on 'Now at Ohio State' podcast
Angus Fletcher, a professor of English, and Carmen Winant, an associate professor in the Department of Art, were recently featured on the second episode of the new "Now at Ohio State" podcast. In…
Linguistics professor establishes endowment to support study of Greek language at Ohio State
Brian Joseph, Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and the Kenneth E. Naylor Professor of South Slavic Languages and Linguistics, recently established the Brian D. Joseph Fund for…