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Working Past Partisanship
In today’s hyper-partisan political environment, many people refuse to listen to any perspective that doesn’t reflect their own views. Is it even possible to imagine a world that runs on civil…

Jana Houser, extreme-weather expert, answers 5 questions
Should you stay in your car if there’s a tornado? How does climate change affect weather? The associate professor of geography shares the whys and hows.

This student-athlete’s philosophy: Double or nothing
With careful planning and willing coaches, senior communication major Makenna Webster makes playing both ice hockey and field hockey work.

She uses her pure energy for good
On a single day, Department of Anthropology alumna Gretchen Klingler ’19 may be leading a local VFW post and leading veterans in meetings on Capitol Hill. A war veteran working to make war rare,…

Center for Ethics and Human Values announces 2024 Civil Discourse Fellows
Congratulations to the 8 Arts and Sciences students who were selected to the 2024 cohort of Ohio State's Civil Discourse Fellows program! Fellows plan and moderate Civil Discourse Forums…

Sports and Society Initiative offers real-world experience for students in sports, explores intersections with society
The Ohio State University and sports are almost synonymous with one another.
Which is why in 2017, Janet Box-Steffensmeier, then dean of social and behavioral sciences in the College of…

Provost’s Early Career Scholars announced
Congratulations to the three Arts and Sciences faculty members who were named 2023-2024 Provost’s Early Career Scholars! The group includes Clementine Bordeaux in the Department of Women's,…

In her art, Tiffany Lawson imagines a bright future
By day a deputy bailiff, this artist has made a name for herself sharing her hopes and views via her mixed-media works.

Ohio’s droughts are worse than often recognized, study finds
A new type of analysis suggests that droughts in Ohio were more severe from 2000 to 2019 than standard measurements have suggested.
Researchers at The Ohio State…