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Myers' analytical, meticulous mind drives her joy of math and ballet
As a senior in high school outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Tori Myers had no idea what she wanted to study in college. She knew she always enjoyed…
Pass/non-pass option in Arts and Sciences
Gretchen Ritter, executive dean and vice provost, and David Horn, associate executive dean for undergraduate education, sent the following message to Arts and Sciences undergraduate students on…
NeXUS workshop demonstrates ultrafast laser's interdisciplinary potential
It’s almost absurd how small an amount of time an attosecond is.
It’s one quintillionth of a second. Or 1x10-18 of a second. Or 0.000000000000000001 seconds. In other words, …
Ohio State leads 13 universities to understand climate change and ecosystems
The Ohio State University is one of 14 universities from around the globe that have collectively been awarded $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new Biology…
Arts and Sciences faculty members receive awards for teaching and mentoring
Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences recognizes the recipients of endowed college awards and college-wide awards for teaching and mentoring in the Arts and Sciences. This year, we're proud…
Ohio State-Vanderbilt collaboration, 'Twinkle,' to find potentially habitable worlds
Astronomers are preparing to further study the atmospheres of planets discovered through NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission to identify the most promising exoplanets —…
Ohio State trustees approve new endowed faculty positions, support funds for Arts and Sciences
Last month, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees approved the naming of the Timashev Family Music Building, in recognition of the largest gift by an individual or foundation in the college’…
Ohio State’s Center for Emergent Materials awarded $18 million NSF grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM) at Ohio State has been awarded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) funding for…
Looking back on spring 2020
Spring 2020 introduced the Arts and Sciences community to unprecedented challenges. But with the help of each other, students, faculty and staff were able to adapt and create a semester that…