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TBDBITL bass drummer juggles school, military, band
Photo courtesy Sarah Wood.
In 2016, Sarah Wood got a call from a wrong number.
It wound up changing her life.
When Wood answered…

Westlake returns to home state excited for new opportunities with Theatre, Film and Media Arts
Maybe now E.J. Westlake’s sister Rebecca will be happy.
Following 20 years as a faculty member at the University of Michigan — and a long…

New Arts and Sciences faculty take new positions this autumn
The College of Arts and Sciences is thrilled to welcome six new tenure-track faculty members, whose appointments begin this autumn.
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How Ohio State journalists have covered a chaotic 2020-21
An elderly woman walks across the usually busy Columbus Drive that splits Chicago’s Grant Park in half, on the first work day after Illinois Gov. J.B…

Arts and Sciences faculty leading 10 Seed Fund for Racial Justice projects
Twelve team projects — 10 of which are led or co-led by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences — were recently awarded funding in the second round of Ohio State’s Seed Fund for Racial Justice…

Collaborating to bring "L'Histoire du Soldat" to the stage
Jae Park, a doctor of musical arts student in orchestral conducting in Ohio State's School of Music, needed experience conducting large-scale orchestral works, such as opera, as part of his…

Student's award-winning documentary addresses Ohio’s Black infant mortality crisis
During the three years Barento Taha spent working on his first film, he regularly found himself in spaces that pushed him outside his…

Undergraduate's book explores Black representation in animation
Animation has always held a special place in Darius Gainer’s life. He grew up watching Cartoon Network and Disney movies, the “Batman” animated series and…

Virtual Honoring Excellence conversations recognize service, achievement by distinguished alumni
Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences Honoring Excellence ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 210,000 living alumni. Their accomplishments are tangible evidence of the…