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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, Miriam Burns learned firsthand the value…

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 the nation’s armed forces and its politics…

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…

Arts and Sciences experts comment on Biden administration
Joe Biden takes the oath of office as the 46th president of the United States.
On Jan. 20, Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th…

Physics' Dan Gauthier creates 'tamper-proof' encryption for drones
An Scan Eagle operator places the unmanned aerial vehicle on its stand aboard the USS Comstock. Photo credit: U.S. Navy.
As skies become…

Survey attempts to quantify added stresses on family life during COVID-19 lockdowns
Since the spring, families have all been getting a little closer.
When COVID-19 cases grew in March, businesses shuttered, children stayed home from school and adults’ access to their…