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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…

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EEOB professor’s research to tackle problems measuring biodiversity change

We’ve all heard about dwindling biodiversity across the planet, but it turns out scientists have a difficult time actually verifying it. 

Because it’s impossible to continually count…

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ABRC combating plant blindness, educating on climate change


One of the greenhouses managed by Ohio State's Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center

An often-overlooked plant with a hard-to-pronounce…

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2019 High Points

The College of Arts and Sciences houses compelling artists, inquisitive scholars, brilliant scientists and dynamic spaces. We are excited to share some of this year’s high points as we…

The Department of Mathematics is spreading the word about recreational math through its outreach program, Buckeye Aha! Math Moments, which uses brainteaser puzzles to spark an interest in math among the community, especially children from underrepresented

Outreach group aims to inspire mathematical interest

The Department of Mathematics is gaining the public’s attention through its outreach program, Buckeye Aha! Math Moments (BAMM).

BAMM, created by visiting assistant professor Érika Roldán…

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College of Arts and Sciences to offer Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate

Starting autumn 2019, The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences will offer a certificate in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This 12-credit hour certificate is open to degree-…

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Voices of Excellence celebrates one year

In an era when seemingly everyone has a podcast, it takes a unique voice and a unique set of guests to cut through the chatter.

"Voices of Excellence", an Arts and Sciences podcast, has…

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Storyteller's presentation visualizes Hiroshima's atomic bomb devastation

Michiko Yamaoka first learned about her family's history with atomic bombs when she was in 6th grade. Her mother, Kiyoko, and Kiyoko’s sister, Atsuko, were children living just outside Hiroshima…

Students in African American and African Studies in the 1970s | Photo courtesy of The Ohio State University Archives

African American and African Studies Department at 50


AAAS students in 1974, photo courtesy The Ohio State University Archives

This year, Ohio State’s pioneering Department of African American…