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32 Arts and Sciences students receive sesquicentennial scholarship
A celebration of The Ohio State University that is 150 years in the making includes a new scholarship program designed to develop current students into future leaders.
Ohio State awarded…

Zoology alumna has spent career saving penguins
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Dee Boersma has been called the Jane Goodall of penguins.
An adorably curious, roughly 2-foot-tall Magellanic penguin she’s named Turbo greets…

Honoring Excellence ceremony recognizes service, achievement by distinguished alumni
Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences Honoring Excellence Dinner and Ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 200,000 alumni. Their accomplishments are tangible evidence of…

Triplehorn Insect Collection asks public to help label Arctic butterflies
Butterflies are among the many species vulnerable to climate change, with even slight shifts in environment affecting the distribution and flight patterns of certain populations.
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15 Arts and Sciences students named Presidential Fellows
Fifteen graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have received an autumn 2018 Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School at Ohio State.…
Ohio State, University of Washington scientists pave way for protein nanomachines
While the Ohio State Buckeyes and Washington Huskies prepared to butt heads in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, researchers at the two universities collaborated to create proteins that zip together…

Funding furthers research on connection between music, health
Hannah Bachman, a fourth-year student pursuing a dual degree in music theory and neuroscience, and Daniel Shanahan, assistant professor of music theory, discuss their work surrounding…

College of Arts and Sciences announces 5 new majors
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The College of Arts and Sciences has launched five new undergraduate majors, all of which incorporate emerging trends and issues into carefully…
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…