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New Arts and Sciences faculty take new positions this autumn
Join us as we welcome six newly appointed tenure-track faculty to the College of Arts and Sciences this autumn 2021.
Elmore looks at environmental history, our food future in new book
Bart Elmore's new book explores the history of Monsanto from its founding in 1901, tracking the impact the company’s chemicals have had on the world for more than a century.
Private foundation funding supports Ohio State-led telescope system for next 5 years
The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN), an Ohio State-led automated telescope network that observes the entire sky every night, received a combined $3 million in funding from the…
Sullivan explores how marine microbiome and virosphere impact oceanic ecosystems
Matthew Sullivan, professor of microbiology and director of the Center of Microbiome Science, seeks to understand how the network of marine-dwelling viruses affects our seas, and he’s leveraging the…
Anita Hopper elected to National Academy of Sciences
Anita Hopper, professor of molecular genetics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Hopper is one of 120 new members and is part of NAS’ largest-ever cohort of 59 new female members.
Using data to bring power, autonomy to Indigenous communities
Matthew Anderson, assistant professor of microbiology, is helping put the power of data into the hands of tribal nations through two collaborative initiatives: IndigiData and the Native BioData…
Virtual Honoring Excellence conversations recognize service, achievement by distinguished alumni
Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences Honoring Excellence ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 210,000 living alumni. Their accomplishments and contributions to their fields…
Badu-Tawiah and Karbowski recognized for innovative research and entrepreneurship
Associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry Abraham Badu-Tawiah was named Early Career Innovator of the Year, and undergraduate student Caroline Karbowski was named Next Generation Innovator of…
Ohio State TEDx event features eight speakers from Arts and Sciences
This year's TEDxOhioStateUniversity event, "Horizons," features experts from every corner of the College of Arts and Sciences — from the arts and humanities to the social and physical sciences.