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Putting 'Education for Citizenship' into action this election
In the weeks leading up to an unprecedented election, Gretchen Ritter, executive dean and vice provost of the College of Arts and Sciences, has a message for the Arts and Sciences community.
Ohio State trustees approve new endowed faculty positions, support funds for Arts and Sciences
The June 2020 trustees meeting recognized significant and historic philanthropic contributions and support across multiple departments and areas. The gifts helped the College of Arts and Sciences…
$17M gift supports Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences, largest by an individual in college’s history
The gift will support several Ohio State initiatives, including new music building to be named after alumnus Ratmir Timashev and his family.
Jordan Davis and the Buckeyes behind Can't Stop Columbus
Alumna Jordan Davis wanted to do more to help Columbus respond to the coronavirus, and a group of Buckeyes from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Fisher College of Business helped make her…
Otter named 2020 Guggenheim Fellow
Associate professor of history Christopher Otter was awarded a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship. English alumna Aimee Nezhukumatathil, who is currently a professor at the University of Mississippi, also…
Social distancing book recommendations
In a new era of isolation and social distancing brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we turn to a medium most comforting: books. As such, faculty and friends of the Department of English have shared…
Geography alum coordinating local county's emergency response to COVID-19
Geography alumnus Alex McCarthy serves as the director of the Tuscarawas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, and he's helping guide his community through the COVID-19 crisis.
Astronomy postdoc and alumnus receive NASA Hubble Fellowships
Visiting Scholar David Martin and PhD graduate Tom Holoien join the 2020 NASA Hubble Fellowship Program, which enables outstanding postdoctoral scientists to pursue independent research across NASA.
Chemistry grad on the front lines of COVID-19 vaccine research
As executive director of the Infectious Disease Research Center (IDRC) at Colorado State University, Goodrich oversees a giant facility that is working feverishly to develop a vaccine for the…