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School of Music PhD uses ACCAD Motion Lab to study performers' movement
How does a musician’s expressive movement influence how an audience perceives their performance?
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Cardiologist and historian collaborate to teach racial health disparities course
The list of health disparities between black and white America is long and troublesome.
White Americans, on average, live four years longer than black Americans. Infant mortality rates are…

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…

Alum wraps up third season of hit podcast "Serial"
"Serial" host Sarah Koenig, left, in the recording room with co-host and reporter Emmanuel Dzotsi. Photo…

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…

Five Arts and Sciences faculty named 2018 AAAS Fellows
Five Arts and Sciences faculty members have been elected as 2018 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) — one of the most prestigious honors given to U…

Presidential Fellow looks to the future – and the past
Colleen Cheverko has always been fascinated by the study of humans, but it wasn’t until halfway through her undergraduate career that she decided to study anthropology. Now, the Ohio State PhD…

The economics of a career
Even though Ohio State alumnus Tom Kniesner (BA, 1969; MA, 1971; PhD, 1974) has conducted research and served on the faculty at more than half a dozen universities and…

Hubbe's research on skeletons reveals ancient population exchanges between North and South America
By extracting and studying the DNA of ancient skeletal remains — some as old as 11,000 years — an international team of researchers has uncovered significant evidence of genetic exchanges…