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Slater Appointed Director of the School of Communication
Michael Slater, professor of communication and Social and Behavioral Sciences Distinguished Professor, has been appointed director of the School of Communication, effective July 1, 2017.
Renga Named Chair of French and Italian
Dana Renga, associate professor of Italian and film, has been appointed chair of the Department of French and Italian, effective July 1, 2017.
Kaldellis Appointed Chair of Classics
Anthony Kaldellis has been appointed to serve as chair of the Department of Classics, beginning July 1, 2017. Kaldellis joined the faculty of Ohio State’s Department of Greek and Latin (now Classics)…
Location, Location, Location: NIH Grant Funds Study of tRNA “Real Estate Business”
Molecular Genetics Professor Anita Hopper’s four-year, $840,000 NIH grant supports work expected to shed light on fundamental cellular processes affecting human health, such as gene mutations in…
Finding a Voice: Aphasia Awareness Month
Aphasia — a language disorder that affects the ability to communicate — usually occurs suddenly, often following a stroke or head injury. Ohio State's Aphasia Initiative offers free structured group…
Statistics Professor Leads High-Impact Study of Adolescent Activity Patterns
Statistics Professor Kate Calder leads a team of Ohio State researchers conducting a five-year study of adolescent health in an urban environment. The study is funded by a $1,553,888 grant from NIH’s…
Astronomer Leads Team Discovery of Hottest Known Planet
Astronomer Scott Gaudi is co-leader of an international team that has discovered the hottest planet ever. The discovered planet, KELT-9b is “so hot it stretches the definition of the word ‘planet,’”…
Kris Gremillion Appointed Chair of the Department of Anthropology
Kris Gremillion has been appointed to serve as chair of the Department of Anthropology. Her appointment begins on June 1, 2017.
Moving Toward a “Quantum Leap”
A new five-year, $477,294 NSF CAREER Award supports Physics Assistant Professor Yuan-Ming Lu’s educational outreach and important research on developing new ways to detect and design topological…