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Brand photography with students at Ohio State’s regional campus at Marion. Class in classroom with professor teaching.
By Shantay Piazza

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…

Garden of Constants, teal blue sculptures of numbers

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…

Haitian Flag
By James Grega

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…

Leadership students
By James Grega

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 in London

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…

Akina Kizuka
By James Grega

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…

Rachael Finigan

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…

Ryan Pereira on the Oval during his graduate studies

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…

students pose fashionably for a group photo

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…

2026 President’s Buckeye Accelerator

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…

students walk past Mendenhall Lab, a yellow stone building

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…

Venkat Gopalan enthusiastically teaching students about the scientific method
By Christina Dierkes

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

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…

Student group at DataFest

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…

Sustainable Theatre feature 3
By James Grega

“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…

Outdoor architecture, design and branding details of The University Seal on The Oval.

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)…

Bermuda sample collection

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…

pink flowering trees on the Oval in spring

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…

Will Roesch and Tina Tallon

Doctoral student Will Roesch has creatively blended engineering and AI to reveal the airflow patterns that make each note.

the graduate assistants and Maurice Stevens after a conference presentation
By Christina Dierkes

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…

All Those Who Wander
By James Grega

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,…

Students at the Denman Awards

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…

jet simulator

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…

Kathleen Shanahan-Aughe in her Comparative Studies class

No grades, no tuition—just knowledge. Program 60 welcomes Ohio seniors to audit dozens of courses, a boon for everyone.

student speakers on stage

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…

solar eclipse

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…

The cast and crew film a scene of the TV pilot "FreeLance"

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…

Animatronic robot
By Braden Moles

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…

Mathematics Tower, a tall brick building

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…

Journalism Building

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…

SciDome Planetarium

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…

2025 Top Stories

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,…

A student with bright red hair smiles on a bridge in Taiwan
By Ellen Huggins

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.

Food scrap collection site

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…

Students at the Final Four

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.

Mathematics Tower, a tall brick building

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…

Sullivant Hall, an impressive white stone building with large columns

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…

a student group in front of Buckingham Palace

“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

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…

A headshot of Caprice Phillips
By Braden Moles

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…

flowering trees on the Oval, with University Hall in the background

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,…

Alex Eichner

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.

Miranda and Sammy Freedman in fencing gear

Two sets of siblings, including psychology major Miranda Freedman and her brother Sammy, compete on the fencing team.

Chipper Orban

Take a look inside the Pelotonia Research Center, Ohio State’s new scientific hot spot, where teamwork, creativity and innovation flourish.

Students at the Denman Awards

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…

world map made of blue lights

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…

Erin Murray poses on a rock formation in Norway

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 student artist Kasmira Snyder in her studio
By Braden Moles

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…

Students in the Department of Design work on a project
By Braden Moles

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…

In 1990, the Men’s Glee Club competed at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod where they won the male chorus division, then won the overall competition unanimously as voted by nine judges from eight different countries.

With a rich legacy and powerful performances, the club has been building a brotherhood and making memories for generations.

Symphony Orchestra image

The Ohio State University School of Music hosted the World Music Showcase for students from global musical cultures to display their semesters' work.

a young man in a marching band uniform sits on the shoulders of a drummer, his right hand grips an Ohio flag, his left points in the direction of the touchdown

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…

University Hall

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.

Picturing Black History

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,…

University Hall

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.

Dulles Hall, a brick building with narrow windows

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…

Amgen ribbon cutting

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…

students walk past Derby Hall

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…

students walk past Mendenhall Lab, a yellow stone building
By James Grega

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…

students look at a historical plaque

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…

two people talk in an office

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.

BOLD students pose after creating ornaments
By Braden Moles

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…

Lena (front row, left) and Team Germany teammates at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics

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…