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Weinberg's research finds state response had little economic harm
In a new and uncertain era ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic, economics research, Bruce Weinberg finds, is more crucial than ever. In two new studies, he found that states' social distancing…
Mershon Center's research into Bangladesh's migration crisis reveals connections between security and climate change
Mershon Center researchers C.K. Shum, Craig Jenkins and Joyce Chen take an interdisciplinary approach to study the impacts of climate change on international security in coastal Bangladesh.
Clark Larsen and Anita Hopper elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Anthropology Clark Larsen and professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics Anita Hopper were elected to the American Academy of Arts and…
Office of Research awards COVID-19 funding to Arts and Sciences studies
A new university funding program under the Office of Research that aims to rapidly address critical health and community problems related to COVID-19 has awarded funding to nine total research…
Building bridges between Ohio State and the state health department
Elisabeth Root, an associate professor in the Department of Geography and the College of Public Health's Division of Epidemiology, is helping guide Ohio through the COVID-19 pandemic as a member of…
Geography alum coordinating local county's emergency response to COVID-19
Geography alumnus Alex McCarthy serves as the director of the Tuscarawas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, and he's helping guide his community through the COVID-19 crisis.
Marquis Miller, Chicago's first chief diversity officer, continues a legacy of mentorship and support
Marquis Miller was a fourth-generation college student. Now, as the first chief diversity officer for the city of Chicago, Miller wants to pay forward the support he's received and open doors for…
11 Arts and Sciences graduate students named Presidential Fellows
Awarded each semester to graduate students of outstanding scholarship, the Presidential Fellowship grants fellows one year of full-time financial support in their final year of dissertation work.
New CHRR contracts with BLS total $38.6 million
CHRR, an interdisciplinary research center within the College of Arts and Sciences, recently secured two new contracts with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to continue administration of the 1979…