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Honoring Excellence honorees | Photo by AJ Zanyk

Honoring Excellence ceremony recognizes service, achievement by distinguished alumni

Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences Honoring Excellence Dinner and Ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 200,000 alumni. Their accomplishments are tangible evidence of…

Arctic (Oeneis) butterflies at the Museum of Biological Diversity

Triplehorn Insect Collection asks public to help label Arctic butterflies

Butterflies are among the many species vulnerable to climate change, with even slight shifts in environment affecting the distribution and flight patterns of certain populations.  

Still from "Knives and Skin," a film by art alumna Jennifer Reeder

Art alumna's new film making international splash

On the surface, art alumna Jennifer Reeder’s film, “Knives and Skin,” is a bold, dark and unexpected teen drama packed with curious characters and unique artistic details. Bubbling below the film’…

Steve Graef

Sports psychologist explores what happens when sports end

What happens when the stadium lights flicker out? When the stands empty? When the final whistle blows?

What happens after a student-athlete plays their last game and hangs up their jersey…

Paul Hornschemeier

Alum, art director for Netflix's "Twelve Forever" credits philosophy degree

Paul Hornschemeier wasn’t satisfied by how the flying camera was blasting cheese slices at the gigantic monster.

“The slices that were missing his mouth weren’t bouncing off his chest in…

Matt and Nikki Swift

Ohio State filmmakers teach students with autism how to make movies


Matt and Nikki Swift teaching students at Bridgeway Academy about storyboarding and film composition.

Creativity and education are brewing…

OSUPD Chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt and Deputy Chief Tracy Hahn

A glance at new Ohio State police chief, deputy chief


Arts and Sciences alumnae Kimberly Spears-McNatt and Tracy Hahn are making history as the new leaders of The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD). 

Their combined…

Griffin and his team at Marysville

Griffin and team get reading right for Marysville kids

Steven Griffin (MA, ‘98) is making his mark on Marysville. The Speech and Hearing Science alumnus and department lecturer also holds the position of Director of Literacy at Marysville Exempted…

Fairy Illustration

Fairies, fantasy to be focus of CMRS conference

Beneath the familiar and lovable Tinker Bell, there is a world of history, lore and theory surrounding fairies that begins as early as Homer’s mention of “watery fairies” in The Iliad circa …