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With PhD in hand, postdoc scholar joins the band
“I’m 12 years older than some of them,” said Smiles, 30, who is now in his third different university marching band. “That kind of melts away when we’re really focused on learning our music or our…
Understanding the outcome of the 2020 election
"Election 2020: Understanding the Outcome," brings together five experts from the College of Arts and Sciences to discuss the impacts of the recent presidential election, as well as issues concerning…
FRIT offers new major: French and Francophone Studies
The Department of French and Italian has added another interdisciplinary major: French and Francophone Studies. The new major gives students interested in French and Francophone cultures more…
Forest sustainability: How Maya social norms affect ecology
Sean Downey, associate professor of anthropology and core faculty member of Ohio State's Sustainability Institute, explores how social and cultural norms among Maya farmers in Belize impact local…
What election polls actually tell us about the 2020 presidential race
As President Donald Trump’s 2016 victory revealed, any prediction can still be turned upside down once the votes are counted. How trustworthy are polls in reality?
LaserNetUS high-power laser consortium including Ohio State receives $18M from the Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded LaserNetUS, a network of facilities operating ultra-powerful lasers that includes Ohio State's Scarlet Laser Facility, $18 million in new funding to…
Jerald Walker's <em>How to Make a Slave and Other Essays</em> puts Mad Creek Books on the map
Jerald Walker’s How to Make a Slave and Other Essays was recently named a nonfiction finalist for the National Book Awards, making The Ohio State University Press imprint Mad Creek Books one of the…
Suchland examines links between abolition and modern day slavery
Jennifer Suchland, a 2020 Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Scholars and Society Fellow, is researching the links between historical and modern-day slavery in collaboration with the…
Learning with Miss Natalia teaches kids diversity and inclusion
Natalia Colón Alvarez discovered her love of working with kids this summer, and now she's using YouTube as a platform to teach young students about diversity.