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College of Arts and Sciences announces 5 new majors
The College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State has launched five new undergraduate majors, all of which incorporate emerging trends and issues into carefully designed, interdisciplinary academic…
Raising awareness for the linguistic needs of heritage speakers
As the number of heritage language learners at Ohio State grows, so too does the need to identify, understand and share their stories and experiences. This increased interest in developing courses…
Machine learning helps predict endangered plant species
A new analytics approach co-developed by Bryan Carstens, professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology, identifies 15,000 at-risk plant species.
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) — a prestigious honor bestowed upon AAAS members who are…
The legacy of late professor and female physicist Bunny Clark
Dr. Bunny Clark wasn’t just out of the ordinary when it came to her uncommon first name. Clark, before becoming a well-known and respected professor in the Department of Physics, also stood out as a…
Team involving Ohio State astronomer gets a close-up look at the whirlpool around gigantic black hole
For the first time, astronomers peered into the outskirts of the supermassive black hole at the center of quasar 3C 273.
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, with a completed…
Earth sciences and public health merge in study abroad course to Japan
"The Field Experience in Global Public Health: Japan" is a study abroad course that combines the disciplines of Earth sciences and public health in which students study a broad range of public health…
Astronomy professor's research advances technology looking for signs of alien life
Ji Wang, assistant professor of astronomy, recently led research that used high-dispersion spectroscopy to analyze the atmosphere of a gaseous exoplanet 129 light-years away. This technique…