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2018 High Points
The College of Arts and Sciences is excited share some of this year’s high points — from saving coral reefs to tracking criminal drug markets to extraordinary alumni achievements.
Undergraduate’s love of nature and history fuels research in environmental archaeology
When Catherine Mendel was young, she would flip through her parents’ encyclopedia collection to the sections on world archaeology, dreaming of one day becoming an archaeologist herself. Years later,…
The Ohio Field School: Student research on-site in Scioto County
The Center for Folklore Studies at Ohio State is supporting, documenting and preserving local cultures through its Ohio Field School.
Pursuing a passion for anthropology through the Summer Research Opportunities Program
The Big Ten Academic Alliance's Summer Research Opportunities Program has been dubbed a "gateway to graduate education."
Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center expands research scope
Ohio State’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is extending beyond its excellence in polar and alpine research to support the expanding scope of climate science across the university.
Undergrad searches for answers in the Amazon
Luke Fannin’s passion for research has taken him far. The fourth-year zoology and anthropology student has spent his academic career searching for answers in labs at Ohio State,…
Atmospheric sciences alum Mike Bettes describes whirlwind career after Ohio State
Mike Bettes (BS, atmospheric sciences, 1995) has been with The Weather Channel for 15 years and has covered some of the most intense weather-related events in history. His time at Ohio State, he says…
History and microbiology professors co-teach course examining HIV
"HIV: From Microbiology to Macrohistory" is a course co-taught by associate professors Jesse Kwiek of microbiology and Thomas McDow of history. The class examines HIV's evolution at a molecular level…
Trekking beyond the classroom
The world was the classroom for Arts and Sciences students studying abroad this summer — here are a few highlights from their adventures.