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One person standing at a bus stop in Chicago

During the last 16 months, multiple news events might have qualified as “story of the year” — had it been a slower year. For reporters, it was hard to know where to begin.

U.S. Capitol building

Ohio State’s Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the statistics, research and evaluation arm of…

The Oval at dawn

Twelve team projects — 10 of which are led or co-led by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences — were recently awarded funding in the second round of Ohio State’s Seed Fund for Racial Justice.

Aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre

One decade after a white mob devastated a prosperous Black community in what would become known as the Tulsa Race Massacre, Trevon Logan, Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor of…

Portion of "Risk Factor" poster

Barento Taha, a filmmaker who studied neuroscience as an Ohio State undergraduate and graduated this May with a Master of Public Health, recently released his documentary short film, "Risk Factor,"…

Darius Gainer

Darius Gainer has always held a special place for animation and cartoons. His book, "Black Representation in the World of Animation," examines popular culture and animation through the lens of…

Kamala Harris sworn in as vice president of the United States.

Associate professor of women's, gender and sexuality studies Wendy Smooth is one of eight members appointed to the national advisory board of the Kamala Harris Project, a collective of academics from…

Oseremhen “Ose” Arheghan

Oseremhen “Ose” Arheghan, a political science and Chinese major, was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship for their commitment to leadership, diversity and inclusion. They led as chair and co…

University Hall

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…