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Eclipse folk tales show different relationships between people and the sun
Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth remembers exactly where he was during the 2017 solar eclipse: on a pontoon boat on the Tennessee River.
“At the moment of totality, there were several other pontoon…
These students are making Columbus a warmer place
New American kids and teens are getting one-on-one help and mentoring from members of Community Connectors at Ohio State, including Rahma Anjum, a senior from the Toledo area double majoring…
What does Shakespeare mean around the world?
Amrita Dhar first encountered the works of William Shakespeare in India, where she was born and raised. From the beginning, she felt an ownership over the works of Shakespeare. Reading his plays…
To survive, colleges must evolve into ‘knowledge enterprises’ that serve communities
Founded in 1818, Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio, was one of the first colleges in the state. Sadly, it closed just over a century later, in 1919. Why? A failure to adapt, said David J.…
Announcing the 2024 Arts and Sciences Alumni Award honorees
Buckeyes Give: Top impact stories from 2023-24
Each spring, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Alumni Awards ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 215,000 living alumni…
Arts and Sciences undergraduate researchers win awards at 2024 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
The College of Arts and Sciences congratulates the undergraduate researchers who received awards at the 2024 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 27 students…
Department of English launches reader experience lab
Christa Teston, an associate professor of English at The Ohio State University, runs the department’s reader experience, or RX, lab. A spinoff of UX labs, which study user experience for products…
Ohio State launches accelerated online language courses for new learners
Ohio State has launched five self-paced beginner language courses in Catalan; Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian; Persian; Polish; and Romanian, aimed at businesspeople, journalists, doctors and other…
Ohio State experts explore role of arts, sciences in promoting economic opportunity
The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences (ACS) brought together students, faculty and alumni to present research spanning a variety of disciplines aimed at better supporting…