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Committee for At-Risk Scholars and Artists launches at Ohio State

By Z. Daniel Barnett

The Ohio State University has joined a coalition of colleges and universities offering their help in protecting scholars displaced by turmoil in their home countries.

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Newark Earthworks earn UNESCO World Heritage designation

When Elizabeth Weiser came to Newark to interview for a job at The Ohio State University’s regional campus, she was offered a tour of local neighborhoods and schools. She declined both…

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ACCAD: Where art and tech meet to help people

This research center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital are working together to create virtual reality training that will help staff calm patients.

Kathy Fagan and Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith and Kathy Fagan talk poetry & life

Professor of Creative Writing Kathy Fagan was on the phone with a pharmacy when she learned she’d won a Guggenheim Fellowship after publishing her newest book, Bad Hobby.

Tiffany Lawson smiles in front of her colorful art

In her art, Tiffany Lawson imagines a bright future

By day a deputy bailiff, this artist has made a name for herself sharing her hopes and views via her mixed-media works. 

Ohio State Theater Building

Nods to Drake Union live on in new theatre building

Students and teachers in the Department of Theatre, Film and Media Arts will learn and work next to reminders of a strong legacy.

HATCH Dancers

Students give new life to Shakespeare’s side characters

In part one of a new dance program called HATCH, the point was exploration — not perfection — in making a classic their own.  

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Here are 5 Buckeye artists who love their work

A Grammy-winning opera singer, a web-platform designer, a filmmaker, a tap dancer and author R.L. Stine — they are passionate about what their work means.