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Putting deliberative democracy to work during COVID-19
Michael Neblo and his colleagues are working to make our democracy more deliberative and representative — to the benefit of constituents and lawmakers alike. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Office of Research awards COVID-19 funding to Arts and Sciences studies
The Office of Research recently announced its third and final round of funding as part of its COVID-19 Seed Funding Program aimed at addressing critical health and community problems related to…
Building bridges between Ohio State and the state health department
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Every night when Elisabeth Root comes home, her daughter asks what she did that day.
“I’ll say, ‘Well, I told the governor this,’ or, ‘I got to…
Jordan Davis and the Buckeyes behind Can't Stop Columbus
When day-to-day life first ground to a halt in the face of the coronavirus, Jordan Davis, director of Smart Columbus and co-organizer of Can’t Stop Columbus, felt like she couldn’t help enough by…
Geography alum coordinating local county's emergency response to COVID-19
Alex McCarthy (second from left) with health officials and first responders during a FEMA training exercise on local…
Larsen wins Cozzarelli Prize for research into ancient city
Distinguished University Professor of anthropology Clark Larsen was awarded the 2019 Cozzarelli Prize from the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), an honor given to…
Archaeology and the beyond in tropical paradise
To Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology Julie Field, the Pacific islands are more than just places for luxurious, tropical…
From a microscope to the Middle East: Annalee Sekulić takes undergraduate research global
For about a month during fall 2018, Annalee Sekulić, a dual-degree senior in anthropology and public policy, would wake up at 5 a.m. and go search for ancient, fossilized dung in the Dhofar region…
Dean Ritter encourages civic engagement through research and education
Each week, the podcast Voices of Excellence highlights the innovative research and creative inquiry of scholars in the College of Arts and Sciences. Recently, host David Staley, associate…