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Cindy Tran Nguyen stars as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, the Musical

Meet the Asian American star of Legally Blonde, the Musical

Cindy Tran Nguyen, a theatre and marketing double major, brings her own charm to the character of Elle Woods, which will appeal to old and new “Legally Blonde” fans alike.

Exemplars of Excellence

The College of Arts and Sciences is a community of excellence that equips the next generation of artists, writers, scholars and scientists for career and professional success. Our mandate does not…

Excellence in Outreach and Engagement

Outreach and Engagement has been a vital component Ohio State’s land-grant mission since the university’s founding. In our 2017-2022 strategic plan, the College of Arts and Sciences affirmed the…

Haunted Ohio by Chris Woodyard

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.

Orlay Alonso

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."

Michael von Siebenburg Melts Through the Floorboards

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.

Wow! signal

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

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.

CK Vulpeculae, an hourglass-shaped cloud that formed after a brown dwarf and a white dwarf collided in 1670. Image courtesy ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. P. S. Eyres

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…