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Ohio State launches Engaged Scholars Academy
In August, the inaugural class of The Ohio State University’s Engaged Scholars Academy will begin with 16 tenure-track faculty members from eight different colleges.
The participants will…

Kevin McClatchy uses supporting role to help kids
The actor, associate professor and Ohio State’s 2024–25 artist laureate taps his theatrical talents (and Shakespeare’s poetry) to inspire children with autism and veterans.

First Ohio State professor named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
Melisa Diaz, an associate professor in earth sciences and the principal investigator of the Polar and Environmental Geochemistry Lab at The Ohio State University, has been named a 2025–2027 CIFAR…

A drum beat brings renewed joy
Drumming for Wellness unites Ohio State students and people with Parkinson’s.

Eaglin awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Brazil
Jennifer Eaglin, associate professor, Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Brazil to research “Going Nuclear…

Bourgeois awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Brazil
Tiffany Bourgeois, assistant professor, Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar…

Ohio State names Mansfield campus faculty member Artist Laureate
When Kate Shannon started her photography coursework as a college student, film was still the primary medium.
“I didn’t pick up my first digital camera until I was done with my…

Psychology professor named to National Academy of Sciences
A psychology professor from The Ohio State University has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.
Richard Petty,…

Intergenerational workshops help children showcase heritage through book series Bigger Than Me: My Story, My Culture
A local intergenerational workshop series is helping children in central Ohio connect with their history by writing self-published books that tell stories of their unique heritage.
The…