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Q&A: With support from Google, political science professor to counteract vaccine misinformation
Thomas Wood, assistant professor of political science, is using a share of a $450,000 gift from Google to study how fact-checking can counter misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
New endowed faculty positions, funds established in College in Arts and Sciences
Last month, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees approved the name change of the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts, among several other significant milestones and philanthropic…
Christina Allen puts food security on the menu for Columbus residents
Christina Allen will launch Food Leads, a program to incorporate nutrition in Type 2 diabetes treatment, using funding from Ohio State's prestigious President's Prize. The work builds on years of…
Ryan King named dean of social and behavioral sciences
Ryan King, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology, has been appointed dean of social and behavioral sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences.
2020 High Points
2020 was daunting and challenging, but the College of Arts and Sciences maintained its high level of excellence and innovation. We put together some of this year's high points that showcased how the…
Four Arts and Sciences faculty named 2020 highly cited researchers
Four faculty members in the Ohio State College of Arts and Sciences have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list from Clarivate. The list identifies researchers who demonstrated…
Ten Arts and Sciences faculty named 2020 AAAS Fellows
Of the 11 Ohio State scientists elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year, 10 are from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Logan named director of inaugural NBER working group on race and economics
Trevon Logan, professor in the Department of Economics and interim dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed director of the National Bureau of…
With PhD in hand, postdoc scholar joins the band
“I’m 12 years older than some of them,” said Smiles, 30, who is now in his third different university marching band. “That kind of melts away when we’re really focused on learning our music or our…