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Simone Drake to discuss newly restored classic at Wexner Center
Simone Drake, chair of the Department of African American and African Studies, will discuss "Claudine," an acclaimed romantic drama (“a revelation and a delight” per the Chicago Reader)…

Fairies, fantasy to be focus of CMRS conference
Beneath the familiar and lovable Tinker Bell, there is a world of history, lore and theory surrounding fairies that begins as early as Homer’s mention of “watery fairies” in The Iliad circa …

Teaching collaboration merges food sustainability, visual design
By 2025, Ohio State plans to source 40 percent of on-campus food locally and sustainably.
This ambitious commitment to future sustainability serves as the backdrop for the Food Futures:…

Design MFA student creates meditation for virtual reality
When Kevin Bruggeman was 16, his mom was diagnosed with cancer.
He was by his mother’s side and helped her through the entire ordeal, but there was little he could do to alleviate…

An artwork with the power of multiple universes
Imagine seeing the universe.
Now imagine seeing five.
That’s exactly what the room-sized, cosmology-inspired artwork “Island Universe” seeks to portray. The elaborate installation…

Musician, composer Mark Lomax, II debuts epic new work
Composer, musician, educator and activist Dr. Mark Lomax, II is in the midst of a major year.
Lomax, a three-time graduate of Ohio State — he received his BA, MA and DMA …
15 Arts and Sciences students named Presidential Fellows
Fifteen graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have received an autumn 2018 Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School at Ohio State.…

School of Music PhD uses ACCAD Motion Lab to study performers' movement
How does a musician’s expressive movement influence how an audience perceives their performance?
Caitlyn Trevor, a graduate teaching…

Dance and English alum brings ballet to the big screen in "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"
Alumna Lindy Goldstein (BA, BFA, 2000) helped bring a dose of holiday magic to the movies this season. The dance and English graduate is the executive producer of Disney’s "The Nutcracker and…