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2022’s Top Stories in the Arts and Sciences
As we turn our calendars to 2023, we take a step back to evaluate the incredible College of Arts and Sciences stories we told in 2022. We are proud to present some of our top stories of the last…

Q&A faculty spotlight: Joel Wainwright
Joel Wainwright is a professor of geography whose areas of expertise include political economy of development, environmental and agrarian change, and social theory. Professor Wainwright…

22 Arts and Sciences graduate students named 2022-2023 Presidential Fellows
The Ohio State Graduate School announced its Presidential Fellows for 2022-2023, a group that includes 22 students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Presidential Fellowship is the most…

Q&A faculty spotlight: Laura Wagner
About Laura WagnerLaura Wagner is a professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the Language Sciences Research Lab at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI). Professor…

Design alum helps Otterbein students design the future of Columbus transportation
Central Ohio is only getting bigger.
The population of Columbus alone grew 15% between the 2010 and 2020 census, topping 900,000 people for the first time. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning…

Wegener appointed chair of Department of Psychology
Duane Wegener, a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has been appointed chair of the Department of Psychology for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2022. Wegener’…

Samuels appointed chair of Department of Philosophy
Richard Samuels, professor in the Department of Philosophy, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2022. Samuels, also a member of the Center for…

Andrew Martin named associate dean for undergraduate education
Andrew Martin has been appointed the College of Arts and Sciences' associate dean for undergraduate education for a five-year term, effective July 1, after serving in an…

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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