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StatCrunch: A New Kind of Painting with Numbers
Big data is big news. It is also a useful way to tell a compelling, visual story, such as: does our addiction to fast food play a role? When an education resource company launched “StatCrunch,” a…
Nothing Says Spring like DataFest
On April 1 — no fooling — 111 undergraduates from across campus formed teams and began a weekend marathon of heavy-duty data-crunching, competing for prizes in Ohio State's 2nd annual DataFest…
Department of Design Partners with Clintonville Community Resource Center
The Clintonville Community Resource Center (CRC) recently received a grant to help combat childhood obesity and make improvements to the children’s education area of the food pantry. They partnered…
Arts and Sciences Faculty Named Distinguished University Professors
Clark Spencer Larsen, distinguished professor of social and behavioral sciences; professor and chair, anthropology, and David Weinberg, distinguished professor of mathematical and physical sciences;…
Pushing Doubts Aside: Jasmine Whiteside's Journey to Grad School
Jasmine Whiteside, a native of Mississippi, just completed her first year as a graduate student in sociology. An amazing feat considering just a few years ago, she lay in a coma for more than six…
Texas Tech's William Ballenger to Lead School of Music
William L. Ballenger has been appointed to serve as director of the School of Music at The Ohio State University. His appointment begins on July 1, 2017.
Students Receive Boren Scholarships to Study Critical Languages Overseas
Six Ohio State undergraduate students have been named recipients of 2017-2018 Boren Scholarships, which provide unique funding opportunities for students to study less commonly taught languages in…
Classroom to Community: Addressing Food Instability in Columbus
Students in Sociology 4000E, Social Science Business Collaboration, have been hard at work this semester studying the challenges and impact of a community gardens project, working closely with…
Student Veteran Selected for National Veterans Leadership Conference
Gretchen Klingler, a third-year student veteran majoring in anthropology and Arabic, has been selected to attend the Student Veterans of America Leadership Institute. Klingler is president of the…