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Giving Pediatric Cancer Patients an Inside Look Into TBDBITL
At the start of its season, the Ohio State Marching Band again came together with Nellie’s Champions for Kids to give pediatric cancer patients and their families a memorable evening packed with fun…
Moving Image Production Major to be Offered in 2017
The College of Arts and Sciences will offer a new major in Moving Image Production (MIP) starting in autumn 2017. This interdisciplinary major will be administered by the Film Studies Program, with…
Voxel Bay: ACCAD Students Partner with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to Create Virtual Reality Game to Comfort Young Patients
A pilot is underway for the virtual reality game, Voxel Bay, at the comprehensive hemophilia treatment center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The game was specifically designed to distract and…
Earle Bruce to Dot the “i” in Script Ohio on Saturday
Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce will take his place in one of the most memorable traditions in college athletics as he dots the “i” in Script Ohio on Oct. 1, during pregame of the Ohio…
Gonzalez-Torres Artwork to Come Down with Long’s Bookstore Demolition
When the iconic Long’s Bookstore building at 1836 N. High St. meets the wrecking ball in early October, Félix González-Torres’s “Untitled (For Parkett),” a billboard-sized artwork, will come down…
Eleven Pilot Projects to Support Humanities and Arts Discovery Theme
The Division of Arts and Humanities awarded a $1.1 million grant, from the university’s Humanities and the Arts Discovery Theme, to a select group of 11 pilot projects to begin in the 2016-2017…
Breaking Barriers with the Bard: Shakespeare and Autism
A new study showed improvement in the social and communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using a signature approach pairing the recitation of Shakespeare’s rhythmic…
Dance Student, Professor Join Forces for Recreation of Merce Cunningham Solo
When Pittsburgh native Daniel Roberts was an undergraduate student working toward a BFA degree in dance at Ohio State in the 1990s, he decided to recreate a solo work – Totem Ancestor -- by Merce…
BETHA-funded <i>Wind|Farm</i> to take shape on Oval
Last spring, Michael Mercil, professor, art, was awarded a 2016 Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA) Endowment annual grant. BETHA grants support projects that examine the…