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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 following unanimous approval by the faculty of the Department of…
2020 High Points
Though 2020 was challenging, there was no shortage of triumph in the College of Arts and Sciences community. We are proud to curate some of this year’s high points, and whatever 2021 brings, we…
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.
Election…
A new way to detect subatomic particles from deep space
An artist's impression of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole. High-energy neutrinos are shot out in jets such as these.
In…
LaserNetUS high-power laser consortium including Ohio State receives $18M from the Department of Energy
Ohio State's Scarlet Laser
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy established a network of facilities operating ultra-powerful lasers, LaserNetUS…
Myers' analytical, meticulous mind drives her joy of math and ballet
As a senior in high school outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Tori Myers had no idea what she wanted to study in college. She knew she always enjoyed…
Pass/non-pass option in Arts and Sciences
Gretchen Ritter, executive dean and vice provost, and David Horn, associate executive dean for undergraduate education, sent the following message to Arts and Sciences undergraduate students on…
NeXUS workshop demonstrates ultrafast laser's interdisciplinary potential
It’s almost absurd how small an amount of time an attosecond is.
It’s one quintillionth of a second. Or 1x10-18 of a second. Or 0.000000000000000001 seconds. In other words, …
Ohio State leads 13 universities to understand climate change and ecosystems
The Ohio State University is one of 14 universities from around the globe that have collectively been awarded $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new Biology…