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Three faculty members honored for university service

Three Ohio State faculty members, including Mitchell B. Lerner, professor of history, and Sara Watson, associate professor of political science, are recipients of the 2025 President and…

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Ohio State University awarded $500,000 Mellon Grant for Unite to Read Project

By Shantay Piazza

The Ohio State University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the Unite to Read Project (URP).

The URP is an innovative, two-year initiative to engage the…

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Announcing the 2025 Arts and Sciences Alumni Award honorees

Each spring, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Alumni Awards ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 220,000 living alumni whose accomplishments are tangible evidence of the…

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College of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff receive 2025 University Outreach and Engagement Awards

Ohio State's University Outreach and Engagement Awards honor faculty, staff and students for outstanding achievement in producing engaged scholarship and community impact. Congratulations to this…

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Arts and Sciences students shine at 2025 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

A number of College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate researchers received awards at the 2025 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 25 students from 12 majors placed…

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Q&A faculty spotlight: Christa Johnson

Christa Johnson's primary area of research interest is in ethical theory and moral psychology. Much of her previous work focused on the puzzles surrounding deontological constraints. Her current…

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Weaving relationships in our communities

Across the rich landscapes of the Andean region and beyond, indigenous artists like Mama Santusa Quispe are creating more than just tapestries; they are weaving stories of identity and community.…

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Digital project grant funds open-access map creation of Shakespearean London

By James Grega

Professor Highley’s project creates map overlays to provide viewers a more comprehensive view of what Shakespearean London looked like, compared to different eras in the modern city.

Imagine…

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The complicated question of how we determine who has an accent

How do you tell if someone has a particular accent?  It might seem obvious: You hear someone pronounce words in a way that is different from “normal” and connect it to other people from a…