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Connecting Classrooms to Congress

Ohio State’s Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the statistics, research and evaluation arm of…

Lisa Florman appointed associate dean of interdisciplinary studies and community engagement

Lisa Florman, professor and chair of the Department of History of Art, has been appointed as the college's first Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies and Community Engagement.

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Using data to bring power, autonomy to Indigenous communities

Matthew Anderson, assistant professor of microbiology, is helping put the power of data into the hands of tribal nations through two collaborative initiatives: IndigiData and the Native BioData…

"Limbo Gateway," by H. Ike Okafor Newsum associate professor emeritus and former chair of African American and African Studies

"Being Black/Becoming Black" hopes to bridge Black Americans and African immigrants

Systemic racism targets both Black Americans and African immigrants the same. “Being Black/Becoming Black: African Americans and Africans Fostering Equity," led by Adélékè Adéẹ̀kọ́ and Kwaku Korang,…

Abraham Badu-Tawiah and Caroline Karbowski

Badu-Tawiah and Karbowski recognized for innovative research and entrepreneurship

Associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry Abraham Badu-Tawiah was named Early Career Innovator of the Year, and undergraduate student Caroline Karbowski was named Next Generation Innovator of…

TEDxOhioStateUniversity

Ohio State TEDx event features eight speakers from Arts and Sciences

This year's TEDxOhioStateUniversity event, "Horizons," features experts from every corner of the College of Arts and Sciences — from the arts and humanities to the social and physical sciences.

Thomas Worthington High School theater students perform "The Twisted Tales of Poe"

Alums pivot TWHS theater program to virtual performances

When activities nationwide halted due to COVID-19, theatre alumnus Justin Nawman, director of the Thomas Worthington High School theater program, couldn't just extinguish the stage lights and wait…

Kip Curtis at microfarm

Mansfield Microfarms craft sustainable urban agriculture model

When Curtis embarked on the Mansfield Microfarm Project four years ago, he wanted to address two common problems in urban farming: An absence of social justice in environmentalism, and tendency for…

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Slavery and its legacies: Remembering 1619 and Beyond

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of slavery’s introduction to the U.S., the Department of History launched a lecture series last year called “1619 and Beyond: Explorations in Atlantic Slavery and…