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American Religious Sounds Project co-directors Isaac Weiner and Amy DeRogatis

American Religious Sounds Project awarded $750,000 grant

American Religious Sounds Project was recently awarded a $750,000 grant courtesy of the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant enables the project to continue its goal of studying religious diversity by…

Luna Luo (left) and Molly Rideout (right), students from the 2018 Ohio Field School class, clean and sort type for their service project, which involved assisting with the restoration of Bloody Twin Press.

Center for Folklore Studies to launch traveling exhibit: “Placemaking in Scioto County, Ohio”

In collaboration between the Center for Folklore Studies, Shawnee State University and community partners throughout Scioto County, the traveling exhibit, "Placemaking in Scioto County, Ohio" opens…

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A new podcast: Voices of Excellence from the College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State has launched a new podcast highlighting the research of its faculty and staff: Voices of Excellence from the College of Arts and Sciences.

An art installation created by Distinguished University Professor Ann Hamilton graces the WTC Cortlandt Street subway station, which opened for the first time since 9/11 on Sept. 8, 2018.

Art professor creates installation for NYC subway station destroyed during 9/11

Ann Hamilton, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Art, designed a $1 million art project for the Cortlandt Street subway station on the No. 1 line in Lower Manhattan, which was…

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Area Studies Centers awarded $6.67 million in federal funding

The U.S. Department of Education has provided more than $6.67 million in funding to the Centers for Latin American Studies; Slavic and East European Studies; and East Asian Studies.

Associate professors Jesse Kwiek (left) of microbiology and Thomas McDow of history at the STEAM Factory for an event that concludes their co-taught course on HIV. Photo courtesy Paul Woo, Wandering Woo Photography

History and microbiology professors co-teach course examining HIV

"HIV: From Microbiology to Macrohistory" is a course co-taught by associate professors Jesse Kwiek of microbiology and Thomas McDow of history. The class examines HIV's evolution at a molecular level…

Buckeyes studying abroad in Australia pose for a group photo at Wallaman Falls. Image courtesy Hannah Goebel

Trekking beyond the classroom

The world was the classroom for Arts and Sciences students studying abroad this summer — here are a few highlights from their adventures.

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Firsthand look at industry effects spark student's environmental studies

Kassi Burnett, a PhD student studying Germanic languages and literatures, was raised by a family of coal miners and steel mill workers, spurring her interest in environmental humanities and…

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Scott Levi appointed chair of Department of History

Professor of history Scott Levi has been named chair of the Department of History.