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Grinstead appointed chair of Department of Spanish and Portuguese
John Grinstead, professor and interim chair in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2022. Grinstead, who is…

Eight-year study on the sound of religion culminates in interactive auditory exhibit at Urban Arts Space
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Timiket celebration in Columbus. Photo courtesy Lauren Pond
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Discovering how COVID-19 impacted U.S. eating habits
Philip Gleissner (left) and Harry Kashdan on a retreat in Friendsville, Maryland, to finish writing their chapter of their forthcoming book.
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Shank appointed director of Humanities Centers Consortium
Barry Shank, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor and undergraduate studies chair in the Department of Comparative Studies, has been appointed director of the Humanities Centers Consortium (…

Arts and Sciences students receive valuable mentorship, funding from President’s Buckeye Accelerator
When undergraduate neuroscience student Yasmeen Quadri arrived on Ohio State’s campus as a freshman, she was determined to continue giving back to the community.
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Ohio State, Getty Images partner to uncover untold stories and pictures of Black history
The Ohio State University has collaborated with Getty Images, a global visual content creator and marketplace, to launch Picturing Black History, a joint initiative to recontextualize and surface…

Department of Philosophy honors two pioneering Black philosophers
The Department of Philosophy honored Marquis Lafayette Harris and Charles Leander Hill, two of the first Black Americans to receive a PhD in philosophy, by renaming the 353 University Hall seminar…

Brakke, Stanek awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
David Brakke, Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity and professor in the Department of History, and Krzysztof Stanek, professor and University Distinguished Scholar in the Department…

U.S. News & World Report ranks Arts and Sciences graduate programs among nation’s top in 2023
Several departments in the Ohio State College of Arts and Sciences are home to graduate programs and specialty areas ranked among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World…