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Imagining Abolition
Wed, January 21 - Fri, March 13, 2026
Event Start Time: 10:00 am
Event Location: Storyteller's Gallery, Louella Hodges Reese Hall, Room 2125, 1179 University Drive, Newark, Ohio 43055
Waiting for the Light to Change
Tue, February 17 - Sat, March 21, 2026
Event Start Time: 11:00 am
Event Location: Urban Arts Space
Timashev Recital Hall
Tue, February 24, 2026
Event Start Time: 5:00 pm
Event Location: Timashev Recital Hall, 1900 College Rd

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Professor Mark Bender and a group of students pose with a Tibetan dance troupe

Award-winning professor advances folklore at Ohio State

By Braden Moles

The study of folklore at Ohio State – ranging from tales of ghosts and goblins to stories of cultural heritage throughout the world – dates back nearly 100 years. In recent decades, developments in…

Sister M. Xavier Schulze smiles while playing guitar in a school hallway

Called to serve

Sister M. Xavier Schulze ’11 discovered life was more than basketball while at Ohio State. Today, she lives with total commitment — faith, love and joy in full measure.

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Ohio State program gives high school students leadership, research experience

Students who have participated in The Ohio State University’s State Student Leadership Research Collaborative (SLRC) recently came together to discuss how the program has fostered personal and…

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Sounding out animal reactions to the 2024 eclipse

No natural phenomenon provides a rarer chance to study the secrets of the animal world than a total solar eclipse.  This was recently demonstrated by researchers investigating how a total solar…

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