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History and microbiology professors co-teach course examining HIV
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It’s best to view a topic as expansive and nuanced as HIV through multiple lenses.
The course HIV: From Microbiology to Macrohistory does just…
Trekking beyond the classroom
It’s been a summer full of open skies and broadening horizons, especially for the hundreds of Arts and Sciences students who spent their breaks interning, conducting research and studying abroad.…
Harald Vaessin named chair of Department of Molecular Genetics
Harald Vaessin, professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics, was named chair of the department, effective June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2022.
Vaessin’s areas of expertise includes…
Ohio State team helps map the Arctic like never before
Some portions of the Arctic are so remote and barren, they seem like another planet.
In fact, until recently, there were more detailed maps of Mars and the moon than certain parts of the…
Firsthand look at industry effects spark student's environmental studies
Kassi Burnett, a doctoral student in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, was raised by a family of coal miners and steel mill workers in St. Clairsville in rural Ohio. That…
2018 Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professors
The College of Arts and Sciences has an amazing depth of talented, dedicated and respected faculty. They are leaders in Ohio State’s research and scholarly enterprises — in discovery, in global…
Luis Casian named divisional dean for natural and mathematical sciences
Interim Executive Dean and Vice Provost Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier has appointed Luis Casian, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics, to serve as the new divisional dean for natural…
Titan Arums at Biological Sciences Greenhouse
It’s been five years since Ohio State’s Biological Sciences Greenhouse has seen a titan arum bloom, but this year the greenhouse is expected to welcome two at once.
This gigantic…
Schlumberger donates software package to Ohio State
Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services company, has donated a package of its software technology to the School of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State.…