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Martini named fellow at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute

Paul Martini, professor in the Department of Astronomy and Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, has been named a 2020–2021 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at…

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Ohio State scientists part of new $3.7M project to advance nuclear physics experiments


From left: Richard Furnstahl, Ulrich Heinz and Matthew Pratola.

Three College of Arts and Sciences researchers are key members of a new, $3.…

Norah Zuniga Shaw, a professor in the Department of Dance and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, during a performance of Climate Gathering. Photo credit Heather Taylor.

How the arts and humanities are confronting climate change

A dancer’s performance ritual confronting the anguish and fear of a planetary emergency. A multimedia art exhibition exploring the significance of plants’ carbon sequestration during the…

Three Arts and Sciences faculty named Distinguished University Professors for 2020

Ohio State has awarded the permanent, honorific title of Distinguished University Professor to three of its faculty members. The distinction is the highest faculty honor at Ohio State and is given…

Four Arts and Sciences faculty named to leadership roles

Four College of Arts and Sciences faculty have been appointed or reappointed to leadership roles within the college.

Susan Olesik, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry…
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Climate change making impacts right here in Ohio

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Climate change is often depicted with broad, faraway examples: glaciers melting and 70-degree days in the Arctic, endangered species dwindling in Asia…

Clark Larsen and Anita Hopper

Clark Larsen and Anita Hopper elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of its new members for 2020, which include two faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences: Clark Larsen, Distinguished…

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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…

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…