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FRIT offers new major: French and Francophone Studies
Hagerty Hall, home to the Department of French and Italian.
The Department of French and Italian has added another interdisciplinary major to its…
Learning with Miss Natalia teaches kids diversity and inclusion
The thought of virtually educating small children for hours each day is undoubtedly daunting. But for Department of English PhD candidate Natalia Colón Alvarez, rising to that challenge is exactly…
Putting 'Education for Citizenship' into action this election
On Oct. 1, Gretchen Ritter, executive dean and vice provost, sent the message below to College of Arts and Sciences students, faculty, staff and alumni.
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Myers' analytical, meticulous mind drives her joy of math and ballet
As a senior in high school outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Tori Myers had no idea what she wanted to study in college. She knew she always enjoyed…
Pass/non-pass option in Arts and Sciences
Gretchen Ritter, executive dean and vice provost, and David Horn, associate executive dean for undergraduate education, sent the following message to Arts and Sciences undergraduate students on…
From Don Vito to Tony Soprano, Mafia Movies deconstructs organized crime in film and TV
Students in Renga's course are asked to examine representations of gender in films like "The Godfather," one of the most famous mafia movies in…
Music education student starts project to keep beat going during pandemic
Daniel Zipin playing flute with the Ohio State Symphony Orchestra.
Late in elementary school is one of the most important times in children’…
School of Music, ACCAD working toward lag reduction in online music collaboration
In March 2020, the Sonic Arts Ensemble performs in real time using an early iteration of lag-reduction software.
Since the coronavirus swept…
It's hot in the city: Understanding the urban heat island effect on Ohio State's campus
Forty years ago, Ohio State geography Professor John Arnfield would get into his Volkswagen Microbus and set out to study the microclimates in Columbus. His wife, Joan, marked intersections in the…