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Hardie finds the human element in field work
When people ask fourth-year student Megan Hardie what she studies at Ohio State, she tells them: “I study you. I study myself. I study everyone, basically.” The St. Louis native‘s love of studying…
Marcus Kurtz named director of Undergraduate International Studies Program
Marcus Kurtz, professor of political science, has been named director of the Undergraduate International Studies Program (UISP), effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Kurtz received both his MA and his…
Undergraduate’s love of nature and history fuels research in environmental archaeology
When fourth-year anthropology student Catherine Mendel was young, she would flip through her parents’ encyclopedia collection to the sections on world archaeology. She would read the pages over…
CAIDe Lab researcher Brittany Shoots-Reinhard joins Distracted Driving Task Force
Most know driving distracted is bad, right?
So why do people still do it? That’s up to Brittany Shoots-Reinhard, a research associate in the Cognition and Affect in Decision Making (CAIDe…
Pursuing a passion for anthropology through the Summer Research Opportunities Program
Nearly 35 years ago, the Big Ten Academic Alliance founded the Summer Research Opportunities Program to connect underrepresented students from across the nation with valuable research experience…
History, innovation entwine at renovated Pomerene Hall
The arts and sciences are converging at the newly renovated Pomerene Hall on Neil Avenue, which now houses the Department of History of Art and the undergraduate data analytics major, as well as…
Ask a Prof: Why should I vote in the midterms?
Only 14.5 percent of eligible Ohio State students voted in the 2014 midterm elections, compared to 18.8 percent of college students nationwide, according to a report by the National Study of…
Sharpe Geography Innovation Commons opens in Derby Hall
Where does innovation occur?
Gary Sharpe (BA, geography, 1970) will tell you just about anywhere. After all, his multimillion-dollar enterprise Health Care Logistics got its start in a…
Band alumnus with aphasia marches in TBDBITL reunion
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Rob Gast (right) stands with his fiancé, Matt Hall…