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Honoring Excellence ceremony recognizes service, achievement by distinguished alumni
Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences Honoring Excellence Dinner and Ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 200,000 alumni. Their accomplishments are tangible evidence of…

College of Arts and Sciences' Jennifer Crocker, Lonnie Thompson elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today announced the election of its new members for 2019, including two College of Arts and Sciences faculty members: Jennifer Crocker, professor in the…

Sports psychologist explores what happens when sports end
What happens when the stadium lights flicker out? When the stands empty? When the final whistle blows?
What happens after a student-athlete plays their last game and hangs up their jersey…

A glance at new Ohio State police chief, deputy chief
Arts and Sciences alumnae Kimberly Spears-McNatt and Tracy Hahn are making history as the new leaders of The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD).
Their combined…

Sports law expert guided by economics degree at Ohio State
Matthew Mitten '81 has had his hands all over the national and international sports landscape, helping ensure athletic competition around the world is fair, safe and governed with integrity.…
15 Arts and Sciences students named Presidential Fellows
Fifteen graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have received an autumn 2018 Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School at Ohio State.…

School of Music PhD uses ACCAD Motion Lab to study performers' movement
How does a musician’s expressive movement influence how an audience perceives their performance?
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Hubbe's research on skeletons reveals ancient population exchanges between North and South America
By extracting and studying the DNA of ancient skeletal remains — some as old as 11,000 years — an international team of researchers has uncovered significant evidence of genetic exchanges…

Marcus Kurtz named director of Undergraduate International Studies Program
Marcus Kurtz, professor of political science, has been named director of the Undergraduate International Studies Program (UISP), effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Kurtz received both his MA and his…