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Students entering Ohio's public universities in Autumn 2026 or later are required by Ohio law to complete at least one 3-credit course in American civic literacy. The College of Arts and Sciences…
Estelle Apewokin and Matthew Wolfe, students at The Ohio State University who are majoring in science-related fields and are also studying French, say they gained valuable academic and work…
Ryan Joyce, an assistant professor of French and francophone studies in the Department of French and Italian, is using his expertise in creole studies to expand access to Haitian…
The reviews are in, and the College of Arts and Sciences’ new leadership major is getting plenty of praise from recent graduates and current undergrads.
Kethan Mokadam, who…
Ramya Krishna-Govardhan, an international student from Hyderabad, India, came to The Ohio State University to broaden her perspective and ended up discovering new cultures, opportunities and…
Going 50 miles per hour down a snowy incline, Akina Kizuka isn’t just balancing her snowboard. She spent her freshman year balancing a professional snowboarding career with her academics as a…
For young professional Rachael Finigan, a year with the Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship in Washington, D.C. helped solidify her career goal: to translate science to the…
From graduate school grit to supporting global educational exchange, Ryan Pereira '02 PhD reflects on the mentors, memories and lessons that shaped his Ohio State experience—and the career that…
More than 100 undergraduate students at The Ohio State University have worked as “externs” with area arts organizations since 2023, when the university received $2 million from the Mellon…
Six student-led startups, including a team of neuroscience majors, were each awarded $50,000 in funding at The Ohio State University’s 2026 President’s Buckeye Accelerator (PBA) finale, led by the…
Four students from The Ohio State University have been recognized by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program for their commitment to scientific research. Awardees…
As the world’s population continues to grow, farmers across the globe are working hard to feed more than 8 billion humans. Agriculture at that scale requires interventions, including herbicides…
Patrick Arp, a third-year biomedical science and economics major, is The Ohio State University’s 10th Truman Scholar.
Arp is one of 55 exceptional college students from 48 U.S. colleges and…
One dataset. 48 hours. 100 students. Thousands of megabytes of data. For data analytics students and statistics faculty at The Ohio State University, these are the ingredients for one of the…
“Going green,” is a phrase you hear a lot these days, as people and organizations strive to create a more sustainable and thriving environment. The Department of Theatre, Film and Media Arts at…
The College of Arts and Sciences maintains a strong national academic profile, with audiology ranked in the top 10 (6th among publics) and speech & hearing in the top 20 (16th among publics)…
In a new study of viral abundance over a short time frame in the Sargasso Sea, researchers found that almost all viruses with cyclical changes in abundance were most active at night – somewhat…
Congratulations to the 15 graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences who are recipients of the 2025-26 Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA) from Ohio State's Graduate School. The…
Doctoral student Will Roesch has creatively blended engineering and AI to reveal the airflow patterns that make each note.
Graduate students have a reputation for being solitary creatures, tucked away in a lab or in a corner of the library, diligently working away at a research project. But graduate education is more…
For a few days every year in March, most of the country celebrates the luck of the Irish. All year round, PhD student Nicholas Booker celebrates culture connected to Cornwall,…
A number of College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate researchers received awards at the 2026 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 31 students from 15…
Students at The Ohio State University are now taking off into virtual skies flying a B737 Max jet. The life-sized simulator is the Center for Aviation Studies’ latest addition to the Flight…
No grades, no tuition—just knowledge. Program 60 welcomes Ohio seniors to audit dozens of courses, a boon for everyone.
Students who have participated in The Ohio State University’s State Student Leadership Research Collaborative (SLRC) recently came together to discuss how the program has fostered personal and…
No natural phenomenon provides a rarer chance to study the secrets of the animal world than a total solar eclipse.
This was recently demonstrated by researchers investigating how…
A crew of creatives with Ohio State connections came together in Columbus to produce a television comedy.
What happened next is the stuff dreams are made of.
Under the direction of…
The Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts and the College of Engineering recently came together to make magic on stage, combining forces to build a fully functioning animatronic robot that…
When Whetstone High School student Oliver Yetman began taking classes at The Ohio State University, he was a little apprehensive.
“As a high schooler, even if you look like you’re in college…
Across The Ohio State University Columbus campus, students will find four soundproof pods from Framery, an office design company. Since they arrived in 2019, the pods have each been wrapped in…
During autumn semester, students at Ohio State Newark put on their first planetarium show, "Under the Stars." Hosted at the SciDome planetarium, the show aimed to teach the…
A lot happened in the College of Arts and Sciences in 2025. Let's take a look back at some of our top stories from the past 12 months as we get ready to share another year of excellence,…
The depth and impact of what we at the College of Arts and Sciences can achieve is made stronger by the immense generosity and intentionality of our friends and partners.
This fall, a new Food Scrap Collection Site opened in the University District, offering students and residents a sustainable way to reduce food waste. While the initiative has gained attention for…
During his first year at The Ohio State University, Josh Mink found himself navigating the overwhelming number of opportunities within the film and entertainment industry.
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) has designated the Actuarial Science program at The Ohio State University as an SOA Center of Actuarial Excellence (CAE). The SOA launched the CAE designation in…
Assistant Professor of Dance Irvin Gonzalez has been passionate about advocacy for as long as he can remember.
“Growing up, I would translate for my parents,” said Gonzalez, whose parents…
“My study abroad experience was memorable because it was my first time going abroad and I had the privilege of traveling alongside an amazing group of classmates and professors. It was important…
Tomaz Neves-Garcia’s scientific journey has taken him from São Paulo to Ohio, with stops in the United Kingdom and Spain along the way. During his undergraduate studies at the University of São…
Caprice Phillips, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Astronomy at Ohio State, has always aimed for the stars through her research and outreach. Now, she will have the…
Four students from The Ohio State University have been recognized by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. The group includes neuroscience major Majd Al-Marrawi,…
The Steve and Diane Jones Scholarship is helping Buckeyes like neuroscience major Amy Torres and and math and computer science double major Alex Eichner address today’s pressing needs.
Two sets of siblings, including psychology major Miranda Freedman and her brother Sammy, compete on the fencing team.
Take a look inside the Pelotonia Research Center, Ohio State’s new scientific hot spot, where teamwork, creativity and innovation flourish.
A number of College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate researchers received awards at the 2025 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 25 students from 12…
If you were to look at a map of Columbus, what would you see? Depending on the map, you could see streets, buildings, parks and restaurants. But what would be missing? Ningchuan Xiao, professor of…
In a remote Norwegian field station, Erin Murray spent a month with a research team studying the impacts of noise from a nearby offshore windfarm upon key species of the local aquatic food chain.…
Ohio State senior Kasmira Snyder is using her art to spark conversations around the issues women face in society.
Snyder, a self-described representational oil painter, uses…
When Ohio State students decide to pursue industrial design within the Department of Design, they can rest assured knowing they are learning from the industry standard.
Three professors in…
With a rich legacy and powerful performances, the club has been building a brotherhood and making memories for generations.
The Ohio State University School of Music hosted the World Music Showcase for students from global musical cultures to display their semesters' work.
If there's a photo that best shows Grayson Niemi overcoming cancer, it’s this one: He’s dressed in his Ohio State Marching Band uniform, a scarlet beret covers his bald head. He sits on the…
In their own words, Arts and Sciences undergraduate and graduate students share what your support means to them. Read on to see how six students’ lives have been forever changed by generous donors.
In a Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, limestone mine, 220 feet underground, you can find the Bettmann Archive, a cache of 11 million photographs and film negatives featuring images of Albert Einstein,…
The depth and impact of what we at the College of Arts and Sciences can achieve is made stronger by the immense generosity and intentionality of our friends and partners.
What do Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elena Kagan and President George W. Bush have in common? They were all history majors in college. According to Scott Levi, chair of the Department of History at The…
Faculty, staff and students from The Ohio State University and distinguished guests joined Amgen representatives for the official opening celebration of the Amgen STEM Learning Center at Ramseyer…
Aaron Yarmel isn’t interested in stopping your arguments. But he is interested in making them more productive.
“I actually do think that arguing would be a step in the right direction – at…
Moving to a new place can be difficult for incoming Ohio State students. Acclimating to an entirely new university on top of that can seem even more daunting. A new program aims to alleviate some…
The students working with Margaret Newell in her historical research lab at The Ohio State University over the summer spent a lot of time looking at original documents. It was challenging for them…
Designed by go-getters, Athletics’ approach to providing care sends counselors like psychology alum Jamey Houle '04 out to sports venues to build trust and access.
The first year of college can be a daunting experience, and that is especially true for first-generation students taking their first steps into higher education. But the College of Arts and…
It stands to reason that international studies major Lena Hentschel will know what to expect when she goes to Paris in July for the Olympics. This will be her second, after the Tokyo games. That’s…
The depth and impact of what we at the College of Arts and Sciences can achieve is made stronger by the immense generosity and intentionality of our friends and partners.
Caitlin O’Brien grew up surrounded by space. Some of her fondest childhood memories are watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos with her dad.
“He would bring me on stargazing trips. Or even if…
A record number of graduate students from The Ohio State University have been awarded prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program fellowships for 2024-2025. Seven students are recipients of the…
“I felt a strong connection and sense of pride in being a Buckeye,” said Debora Ghebrehiwot, a biology pre-med student who traveled to London over spring break on the new Buckeyes Network Abroad…
The third annual President’s Buckeye Accelerator has awarded $50,000 each to six teams of student entrepreneurs at The Ohio State University to further their startup business ventures. Winning…
Studying abroad in Spain changed Ariana Winbush, who grew up with an explorer’s heart but expectations to never travel far from home.
Pierre Agostini, 2023 Nobel Laureate and emeritus professor of physics at The Ohio State University, is often a man of few words. During his visit to the Columbus campus this…
For Grace Gutiérrez, studying abroad wasn’t just an opportunity to experience a new country. It was a chance to conduct her own experiment with distinguished educators and her…
New American kids and teens are getting one-on-one help and mentoring from members of Community Connectors at Ohio State, including Rahma Anjum, a senior from the Toledo area double majoring in…
The College of Arts and Sciences congratulates the undergraduate researchers who received awards at the 2024 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 27…
Ohio State has launched five self-paced beginner language courses in Catalan; Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian; Persian; Polish; and Romanian, aimed at businesspeople, journalists, doctors and other…
Laura Wallace ’15 MA, ’19 PhD and her mentor Kentaro Fujita worked on numerous projects together throughout Laura’s time at Ohio State. In one study, they combined their research interests to…
A lot happened in the College of Arts and Sciences in 2023. We wanted to take a look back at some of our top stories from the past 12 months, and we look forward to sharing another year of…
When Farah Hasan was a sophomore at The Ohio State University, she noticed something in her social media posts that struck her as interesting.
She saw people posting about their anxiety…
In early December, delegations from around the world gathered in Dubai for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). Among the 70,000 attendees were 10 undergraduate students, two…
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My name is Audrey Zinn. I graduated from The Ohio State University in May 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Astronomy and…
Eliminate the tampon tax, free period products in schools, free period products in homeless shelters and prisons.
Those are the three primary goals of the menstrual justice movement “Period”…
Three seniors welcome you to Theatre, Film and Media Arts’ new home, which features plenty of space to build sets, transform into fictional characters and make movies.
The pilot year of Creatives @ the Barnett launched earlier this semester, and already, the 12 students and six faculty mentors involved are hard at work creating interdisciplinary artwork…
For podcast listeners in the United States, true crime is wildly popular. According to the Pew Research Center, 41% of listeners ages 18-29 listen to the genre. Pew also reported that it is the…
When third-year journalism major Tyler Danburg puts on a headset, his focus is on the sporting event in front of him — the one he’s broadcasting.
Whether it be play-by-play for Ohio State…
Military Community Advocate Will Lopez, active-duty Navy, is currently assigned to Ohio State’s Naval ROTC and will complete his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2025. MCAs help their…
Army veteran, researcher, do-gooder, David Hibler ’12, ’12, ’20 MS is earning a PhD in evolution, ecology and organismal biology and helping other vets feel at home.
With careful planning and willing coaches, senior communication major Makenna Webster makes playing both ice hockey and field hockey work.
Congratulations to the 8 Arts and Sciences students who were selected to the 2024 cohort of Ohio State's Civil Discourse Fellows program! Fellows plan and moderate Civil Discourse Forums and serve…
While faculty at The Ohio State University spend much of their time in classrooms on campus, some have also been able to reach students around the country. Through the Skype a Scientist initiative…
The Ohio State University and sports are almost synonymous with one another.
Which is why in 2017, Janet Box-Steffensmeier, then dean of social and behavioral sciences in…
The Ohio State University is adding a first of its kind major to its catalog.
Forensic anthropology was approved in the summer as an official major, allowing students to declare it as a…
Mohamed Shedeed, a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science at The Ohio State University, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA…
It was Zachry Bailey’s first theatre production as a stage manager at Ohio State, and he was ready to quit.
For a couple of years before, he’d wavered on pursuing theatre at all, dabbling…
A dance degree means learning how to be an entrepreneur, not just a dancer. That’s a core belief of Charles O. Anderson, chair of the Department of Dance at The Ohio State University.
“…
Two graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded 2023 Pelotonia Graduate Scholarships, a two-year research award that supports graduate students who focus on cancer…
In a new study, researchers have taken an important step toward understanding how exploding stars can help reveal how neutrinos, mysterious subatomic particles, secretly interact with…
Caleb González, a doctoral student in rhetoric, composition and literacy within the Department of English, found himself in a peculiar situation in the spring of 2023.
As the next generation of giant, high-powered observatories begin to come online, a new study suggests that their instruments may offer scientists an unparalleled opportunity to discern what…
For undergraduate music students, finding chances to conduct can be difficult. Jared Brayton Bollenbacher, the artistic director of the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus (CGMC) and 2006 graduate from Ohio…
Karl Whittington is a specialist in European medieval art and architecture, particularly issues relating to the history of science, gender and sexuality, materiality and reception…
Wedly Cazy’s energy and enthusiasm for life is contagious. While the talented 2021 graduate graciously acknowledges those who have helped him navigate his educational journey, he…
The depth and impact of what we at the College of Arts and Sciences can achieve is made stronger by the immense generosity and intentionality of our friends and partners.
“Irrepressible Soul,” an expansive new art exhibit currently on display at Ohio State’s Urban Art Space, traces its roots to a series of questions kicked around beginning last Juneteenth by…
Throughout her life, Alyssa Walsh has gone above and beyond to exhibit empathy and caring.
When Walsh was in high school in…
The first song Raylee Smith ever knew the lyrics to was “Old Man” by Canadian rock artist Neil Young. Thanks to her father’s fandom, she describes herself as being raised on the…
Meeting fellow students who share her interests, and the excitement associated with a newly awarded Monda Scholarship, helped first-year student Jezreel Otchere adjust to the…
Harrison Blake, a rising senior with majors in physics and astronomy and astrophysics, has been awarded the Astronaut Scholarship, which recognizes outstanding students in STEM…
Doctoral student in political science Karis Neufeld and doctoral student in history Justin Salgado were both awarded with Fulbright U.S. Student Program…
Buckeyes give: top Arts and Sciences stories from 2022-23
November 22, 2022Dear friends,
My name is CJ McGhee and I'm in my final year of studying…
First-generation college student Emily Johnson is determined to help those like her upon her graduation from The Ohio State University.
Born in Huntington W. Va., Johnson moved to southeast…
If there is one thing Caroline Mallory knows, it’s that she doesn’t know where her work is going to take her next.
A member of the 2023 graduating class, Mallory’s…
Imagine tree-lined views as live performers entertained students and faculty on a high-tech stage near The Ohio State University’s Sullivant Hall. Grass-lined seating on natural stone terraces…
Four students from The Ohio State University have been recognized by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. The selected students include Defne Ceyhan, a data…
The College of Arts and Sciences congratulates the undergraduate researchers who received awards at the 2023 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 22 students from 14…
Posted by The Ohio State University Airport: Patricia Pena is an air transportation major in the College of Arts and Sciences and strives to have a career as a private pilot. In…
As an 18-year-old basketball star at the University of Kentucky, and for a decade afterward in the professional ranks, NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist tried to mask his stutter…
There’s nothing quite like being in a packed stadium when your team scores a momentum-changing touchdown, drains a game-winning 3-pointer or smashes a series-clinching home run. Surrounding all…
As we turn our calendars to 2023, we take a step back to evaluate the incredible College of Arts and Sciences stories we told in 2022. We are proud to present some of our top stories of the last…
Buckeyes give: top Arts and Sciences stories from 2022-23
“No matter what a STEM student chooses to do, the better they can write and communicate, it’s only going to add…
The Ohio State Graduate School announced its Presidential Fellows for 2022-2023, a group that includes 22 students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Presidential Fellowship is the most…
PASS student Ose Arheghan, right, celebrates at their graduation with fellow PASS student Ruth Elendu.
When students first come to Ohio State, it’s easy to imagine them being…
When incarcerated students enter a class that is part of the Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project (OPEEP), they hear something that is otherwise uncommon.
Their own first names.
…
Jim Miller wanted to take everything he learned from supporting Ohio State’s military-connected population and set his sights on creating a similar — but larger — impact at colleges and universities…
In 2012, Ohio State alumnus Keith Monda ’68, ‘71 established the Monda International Experience Scholarship, a need-based award open to Columbus campus undergraduate students with a declared major in…
The depth and impact of what we at the College of Arts and Sciences can achieve is made stronger by the immense generosity and intentionality of our friends and partners.
The Ohio State Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship established the President’s Buckeye Accelerator to support student founders preparing a startup for launch. Many Arts and Sciences students were part…
Her flute performance in front of a live giraffe audience was an incredible way to combine her two majors at Ohio State while taking part in a program designed to enrich the lives of the animals at…
Madison Tuttle, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was named Ohio State’s 2022 Next Generation Innovator of the Year.
Mackenzie Scott, a third-year honors student majoring in astronomy and astrophysics and physics with a minor in history, was named a 2022 Goldwater Scholar, the prestigious national award for…
Emily Nothnagle isn’t just a triple-major in music, anthropology and psychology. She’s an NCAA national champion in pistol, a dedicated volunteer, an accomplished flutist and a devoted mental health…
Body positivity and anti-diet rebellions are rooted in the fat acceptance movement of the 1960s. Created by advocates in marginalized populations to further the rights of overweight individuals and…
Ten experts from the College of Arts and Sciences are featured speakers in the 2022 TEDxOhioStateUniversity event, "Bloom."
Mike Fairman, 56, is an Ohio State history undergraduate who has turned his mountain climbing into a charitable organization that focuses on suicide prevention among veterans.
Jincy Dunne, who graduated in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in psychology, and Andrea Braendli, a current student double-majoring in psychology and criminology, will be competing at the 2022 Olympics…
Through two programs offered by the College of Arts and Sciences — Take Your Professor to Lunch and Coffee Connections — students can grab a bite to eat with their favorite instructors. The programs…
GLSEN, an organization that champions LGBTQ issues in K-12 education, selected speech and hearing science major Jaiden Blancaflor to its Freedom Fellowship Program. A triple minor in LGBTQ+ studies,…
At the turn of the new year, we take a step back to evaluate the stories we told about the College of Arts and Sciences community in 2021. We are proud to present some of our top stories of the last…
The Ohio State Graduate School announced its 40 Presidential Fellows for 2021-2022, a group that includes 22 students in the College of Arts and Sciences.
A new, interdisciplinary minor led by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Public Health combines public health with arts and humanities. The minor, which will be offered…
Psychology alumnus Joseph Wisne and English alumna Bridgette Mariea are honoring Noel Mayo, professor emeritus in the Department of Design, by funding the Mayo Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program, which…
Buckeye Aha Math Moments (BAMM) has continued inspiring students of all ages to learn math with fun activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of its "Intersectionality of Change" series, the Sports and Society Initiative is hosted a town hall featuring Life Over Logo, a project that raises awareness of what student-athlete deal…
Dylan Penka, a fourth-year sousaphone in The Ohio State Marching Band, is able to maintain his focus on what he loves thanks to the generosity of the TBDBITL Scholarship Fund.
A non-traditional student, Ty Williams decided to pursue his passion for creative writing after being laid off from a 15-year banking career. He credits the Aida Cannarsa Snow Endowment Fund for…