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Arts and Sciences researchers recognized as highest-cited faculty worldwide
Roger Ratcliff, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Psychology, ranks among the top 1%…

Literature heals, boosts creativity and courage, says Angus Fletcher in new book 'Wonderworks'
When some people think about literature, they think foreshadowing, metaphors and allegories. When Angus Fletcher thinks about literature, he imagines unraveling why the experience of reading can…

Mansfield Microfarms craft sustainable urban agriculture model
Kip Curtis and Mansfield microfarm volunteers in 2019. Photo courtesy Kip Curtis.
Back in the ’70s…

Jared Gardner named director of Humanities Institute
Professor Jared Gardner, the Joseph V. Denney Designated Professor of English and the director of the Popular Culture Studies program, has been named director of the Humanities Institute at Ohio…

Annual concerto competition continues despite COVID challenges
Miriam Burns conducts the Ohio State Symphony Orchestra.
As a young violinist at Ohio State…

Janice Aski and Jhumpa Lahiri discuss the power of language learning
Janice Aski, professor in the Department of French and Italian, was searching for a familiar face to feature in videos alongside the 5th edition of the Italian elementary language textbook …

Q&A with Col. Peter Mansoor on civil-military relations
To maintain American democracy’s integrity, it’s vital to respect, uphold and protect certain boundaries between…

2020 Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award Winners
Four Arts and Humanities faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected to receive a 2020 Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award:
David…
Clocking the movement of electrons inside an atom
Scientists dramatically enhance the achievable resolution at X-ray free-electron lasers with new techniqueHard X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) have delivered intense, femtosecond X-ray pulses…