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Ohio State Energy Partners grants support innovation in the arts and sciences
Ohio State Energy Partners (OSEP), the university’s comprehensive energy management partnership, has announced 2024-2025 grants for projects that support international experiential learning,…
Columbus City Schools teachers join STEAMM summer camp at Ohio State
Dozens of Columbus City Schools teachers started a recent warm summer morning on the campus of The Ohio State University, walking into historic Orton Hall and past the skeleton of the giant…
Engaged Scholars: John Beacom, Physics and Astronomy
Engaged Scholars is a series from the Office of Outreach and Engagement, highlighting Ohio State faculty who have made an impact in our communities through their community-engaged research and…
Encouraging kids to shoot for the stars
Caitlin O’Brien grew up surrounded by space. Some of her fondest childhood memories are watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos with her dad.
“He would bring me on stargazing trips. Or even if we just…
Artist Laureate will bring community support to the state through theater
When a group of visitors stopped by Kevin McClatchy’s class earlier this month, he thought they were incoming students on a campus tour. It wasn’t until he recognized the faces of Dana Renga, dean…
Coral reef exhibition opens at Ohio State
People may be surprised to learn that, despite being in the heart of the Midwest, Ohio is home to spectacular coral reef fossils. Why? Because millions of years ago, the state did not look like it…
College of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff receive 2024 University Outreach and Engagement Awards
Ohio State's University Outreach and Engagement Awards honor faculty, staff, students and community partners for outstanding achievement in producing engaged scholarship and community impact.…
All About the Upcoming Total Eclipse
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be crossing the United States, and Ohio has a front row seat to the celestial show. In this episode, we talk with two experts about the upcoming eclipse and…
Eclipse folk tales show different relationships between people and the sun
Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth remembers exactly where he was during the 2017 solar eclipse: on a pontoon boat on the Tennessee River.
“At the moment of totality, there were several other pontoon…