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Ghost stories, death cafes and the darker side of life
Ohio State alumna Chris Woodyard is the author of the "Haunted Ohio" series, which chronicles ghostly tales from Ohio's 88 counties.
Q&A with music alum and Cuban-American pianist Orlay Alonso
Orlay Alonso (DMA, 2015) discusses his lifelong journey with music in advance of his Nov. 1 performance at the Southern Theatre, "Cuban Classics: The Alonso Brothers."
A monster story for modern times
With healthy doses of ghosts and gore, Michael von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards is a smart, funny and gruesome show, perfect for the spooky season.
Did Ohio State really detect an alien signal?
Though the pursuit of aliens has largely come up empty, one strange discovery recorded by an Ohio State astronomer in 1977 continues to baffle scientists and stoke imaginations that maybe we aren't…
Marcus Kurtz named director of Undergraduate International Studies Program
Marcus Kurtz, professor of political science, has been named director of the Undergraduate International Studies Program (UISP), effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Ohio State astronomer helps detect historical stellar merger event
R. Mark Wagner, a research scientist in the Department of Astronomy, was part of an international team that identified an hourglass-shaped cloud floating in space as remnants of a 348-year-old…
Undergraduate’s love of nature and history fuels research in environmental archaeology
When Catherine Mendel was young, she would flip through her parents’ encyclopedia collection to the sections on world archaeology, dreaming of one day becoming an archaeologist herself. Years later,…
The Ohio Field School: Student research on-site in Scioto County
The Center for Folklore Studies at Ohio State is supporting, documenting and preserving local cultures through its Ohio Field School.
Arts and Sciences Excellence in Graduate Education
The College of Arts and Sciences is a community of excellence, and nowhere is this more evident than in our graduate education programs. Home to 2,936 students who are advancing their education at a…