The College of Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of @OhioState, where we provide the foundation for undergraduate and graduate education and research.
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10/29 @ 12pm:
This thought-provoking discussion with Dr. Alexander Wendt will explore how society, politics and global institutions might respond if humanity concluded that extraterrestrial intelligence exists near Earth, but no contact has been made.
🔗 osu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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From solving crimes and chasing storms to studying abroad, Arts and Sciences professors are finding ways to utilize that material and display real-world applications in the field, bringing scientific textbooks to life for Ohio State students.
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Looking for something to do this Saturday? Come explore WestFest! From hands-on activities and demonstrations to tours and conversations with the people doing the work, there’s a lot to discover across Ohio State’s West Campus.
10/24 @ 11am-3pm
🔗 bit.ly/3Vz5oQj
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ICYMI: Congrats to professors Joseph Chan and Steven Quiring for receiving a $1.03M award from @NOAA! They will study how much weather forecasts are affected by water held in the soil, and how we can improve forecasts by using satellite images.
🔗 geography.osu.edu/news/congr…
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ICYMI: Professor David Nagib was named the winner of the 2026 Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists in Chemical Sciences! The award ceremony was held at a red-carpet gala at @AMNH in NYC on 10/6. Nagib is @OhioState’s first Blavatnik Laureate.
🔗 artsandsciences.osu.edu/news…
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Professor Richard Petty (’75 MA, ’77 PhD) is widely recognized as a leading expert on how people form and change their beliefs. His current research has created a renewed sense of interest in the rise of extremism and meaningful ways to address it.
🔗 artsandsciences.osu.edu/asce…
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Prof. Claudia Turro's game-changing work delves into inorganic photochemistry, examining how light interacts with metal-containing molecules allowing for major applications in cancer treatment and clean-energy production. Turro is making new discoveries with students in the lab.
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Celebrate #NationalFossilDay with Dale Gnidovec, collections manager and curator of the Orton Geological Museum.
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Join us on Nov. 15 @ 3pm for a special Science Sundays presented by the Center for RNA Biology. Dr. Rachel Green will discuss how a stalled ribosome becomes a life-or-death switch for the cell — and what that means for cancer, aging, and disease.
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/3TLDShE
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Find out if graduate or professional school at @OhioState is right for you! All students are welcome to the Graduate and Professional School Fair presented by the Arts & Sciences Student Council on Oct. 21 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Ohio Union.
Learn more: bit.ly/47CTI1q
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"I’m proud to be from Ohio and find pride in representing Ohio State. The Ohio State community goes well beyond Ohio, and it’s cool to find a sense of community even when you’re away."
— Matthew Hashiguchi ’07 (BA in journalism and photography)
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From sci-fi tropes and common misconceptions about space, to conspiracy theories, black holes and aliens, Dr. Wayne Schlingman has an interstellar itinerary lined up for you in this episode of That’s Not How That Works. Prepare ship for ludicrous speed!
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Congrats to Prof. David Nagib for being named a 2026 Blavatnik Awards finalist! He is recognized for developing radical and carbene chemistry to selectively edit carbon-hydrogen bonds, enabling faster and safer access to complex molecules for discovery of better medicines.
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What is life really like as a graduate or professional student at Ohio State?
Hear firsthand from current students, get advice, and learn from their experiences at the Graduate and Professional Student Panel on Oct. 7, 5:30-6:30p.m. in the Round Meeting Room of the Ohio Union.
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"My advice is to recognize the true malleability of a political science degree. I encourage anyone with deep interest in a topic to challenge themselves and pursue it." — Ra'Phael Davis
🔗 bit.ly/4xVh25k
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"Graduate training teaches you how to design and conduct research, and that skill translates across countless domains. It’s a challenging but deeply rewarding experience for anyone who enjoys discovery and critical inquiry." — Chandler L’Hommedieu
🔗 bit.ly/4xVh25k
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Don't forget to register for the 2026 Arts and Sciences Homecoming Celebration on October 10! This family-friendly event will start 3 hours before kickoff, when the Buckeyes take on the Maryland Terrapins.
Registration closes on Friday, October 2:
bit.ly/4hgnqPu
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The college has a new undergrad major! The ASL: Applied Communication and Community Studies program combines language proficiency, cultural competency and community engagement to prepare students to work effectively with and within Deaf communities.
🔗 bit.ly/4ruwiVi
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The @ASCareersuccess Industry Connections team connects students w/ experiences that stimulate their interest in certain industries & alumni actively working in the field. The goal is to get students internships & help them find jobs after graduation.
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Did you flex your math muscles??? Check out the solutions at the link below to see how you did!
🔗 go.osu.edu/ascent-math
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Join us for our next Science Sundays with Professor Nandini Trivedi for her discussion, "Quantum computers: the hype, the science, and the need."
🗓️ October 11 @ 3 p.m.
📍 Fawcett Event Center
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/4ySw6Sg
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There's still time to register...
Check out the event t-shirt for participants! 👀
🔗 go.osu.edu/loveoflanguages
ALT There's still time to register for the Love of Languages 5k Run/Walk, September 20, 2026 at 10am. Check out the event t-shirt for participants! Register at go.osu.edu/loveoflanguages.
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ICYMI: Associate Professor Joseph Bayer received the Distinguished Early Career Professional Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology Award from the @apa for his contributions to the field. Congrats!!! 👏 👏 👏
🔗 bit.ly/4h2xGcN
@OhioStatePsych @OhioStateComm
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Are you…
✅ an undergrad arts & sciences major?
✅ enrolled on the Columbus campus?
✅ demonstrating financial need per the FAFSA?
✅ studying abroad winter break 2027, spring semester 2027, or spring break 2027?
Apply for the Monda Scholarship by 10/18!
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ICYMI: Dr. Terrance Hinton received the Jerry Revish Restoring Citizens Award for his service to the reentry community and commitment to criminal justice reform. He has dedicated much of his career to working with justice-involved individuals, helping them rebuild their lives.
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On October 10, join us before kickoff for food, fun and discovery!
The Arts & Sciences Homecoming Celebration will feature:
- A mobile planetarium
- Hands-on geological specimens from Orton Hall
- Live DJ sets from our Hip Hop Studies students
Register:
bit.ly/4hgnqPu
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"The Sunlit Uplands," is a recently published early childhood and growing-up memoir of Professor Kevin Cox. He describes what it was like for a child growing up in a small village in the English Midlands in the 1950s.
#NationalReadABookDay
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ICYMI...the new issue of ASCENT magazine is here! We are proud to share these stories that explore how the College of Arts and Sciences uses innovative methods to teach science, math and more.
Read it: bit.ly/3UDfrmM
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Prof. Kurt Gray talks about how his conversations with students inspired his book, OUTRAGED: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground. Learn more about this topic at our upcoming Science Sundays on 9/13. @OhioStatePsych
🔗 bit.ly/3SJ5t2I
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Lace up and join us on September 20 for our first Love of Languages 5k Run/Walk! Free and open to all ages and paces, come out and show your love for languages!
Register: go.osu.edu/loveoflanguages?u…
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Did you know that scallops, oysters and mussels have eyes? Professor Jeanne Serb describes how eyes evolved independently across animals, and outlines her research on marine bivalves, showing five independent origins of eyes. @davidstaley8 @EEOB_OSU
🔗 podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex…
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Join us on September 17 for a Constitution Day address by Jason Opal, dean and director of Ohio State Mansfield and professor of history, followed by a panel discussion.
More info: oaa.osu.edu/events/constitut…
@osuhistorydept
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Exciting changes are coming for the Department of Economics! As part of the college’s ongoing effort to enhance academic and collaborative spaces, the department will be moving from Arps Hall to a newly renovated Bricker Hall.
🔗 go.osu.edu/ascent-econ-x
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Join us for the first Science Sundays of the academic year with Prof. Kurt Gray on 9/13 @ 3pm. Gray will discuss human nature and moral psychology, and give you practical solutions for having conversations across the political divide. @OhioStatePsych
🔗 bit.ly/4xtFUS8
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Asst. Prof. Shuai Huang researches how plants defend themselves. He aims to engineer condensates to improve resistance without reducing growth and to study roles in mechanical and abiotic stress responses relevant to climate change and food security.
🔗 bit.ly/4giqE3f
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Improving Motion Modeling with Dance Expertise for Archiving & Analysis brings together dance historians, computer scientists, and Martha Graham Technique specialists to evaluate motion capture, monocular and multi-view video and computer vision. @osudance
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Studying a language cultivates a broad range of highly transferable and in-demand skills employers want including intercultural competence, strong communication, writing, critical thinking and creativity.
Read more: artsandsciences.osu.edu/asce…
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ALT I’m grateful every day that I followed my passion for Italian. That decision didn’t limit my future; it presented paths I never knew were possible. If you’re looking for an experience that will challenge you, inspire you, and set you apart, start by learning a new language. It just might change your life — it did for me!
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Science Sundays returns on 9/13 for 8 free public lectures covering a wide range of current and emerging topics in science. Speakers are experts in their fields with experience in making their topics interesting and accessible to audiences of all ages.
🔗 bit.ly/4wyMoOq
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Prof. Kristen Lindquist researches what emotions are and how the brain creates them. She argues they are constructed through predictive processes shaped by personal experience, social learning, and cultural narratives, with implications for treatment.
🔗 bit.ly/45sGNy7
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From solving crimes and chasing storms to studying abroad, Arts and Sciences professors are finding ways to utilize that material and display real-world applications in the field, bringing scientific textbooks to life for Ohio State students.
🔗 artsandsciences.osu.edu/asce…
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Dr. Jason Rawls and Stevie "Dr. View" Johnson sat down with Professor David Staley to talk about the hip hop studies program here at Ohio State, and more broadly, answer the questions, "what is hip hop?"
#HipHopDay
@OhioStateMusic @davidstaley8
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Prof. Charles Anderson discusses being a kinetic storyteller, understanding movement as knowledge production, memory transmission & meaning-making. His choreography emphasizes how bodies carry histories somatically through gesture, rhythm & proximity.
🔗 bit.ly/3TGSq1V
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Associate Professor Teresa Lynch and Assistant Professor Nic Matthews talk about video games and some of the themes discussed in Video Games & Society, a course offered through the School of Communication, all while playing Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros.
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Trained in cultural anthropology with earlier work in dance and Middle Eastern studies, Danielle Schoon emphasizes culture and power, and explains how metacognition and transparent course design help students become partners in learning. @davidstaley8
🔗 podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex…
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Nick Passalacqua discusses how anthropologists analyze skeletal remains to build biological profiles including age, sex, stature and ancestry. Ultimately, forensic anthropology serves a humanitarian mission: returning individuals to their communities.
🔗 bit.ly/4waWLst
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It's Shark Week! 🦈
Did you know that the Orton Geological Museum has an exhibit featuring the jaws of the giant prehistoric shark, megalodon? The teeth were collected by Alum Steve Thacker and built into this reconstruction by Vito Bertruci, the Megalodon Man. @osuearthscience
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Did you know???
Just like strength training slows age-related bone loss, learning a second language reduces the chances of cognitive decline as you age.
Love of Languages 5K Run/Walk
- 9/20 @ 10am
- FREE & open to all
🔗 bit.ly/4w6bG72
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"Exploring the world and exploring cultures is what I learned at @OhioState since I knew my career path didn’t exist in an office. Ohio State opened me up to the world in more ways than I could imagine." — Peabody Award winner Matthew Hashiguchi ('07)
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Languages have been an integral part of Elena Past’s life, guiding her upbringing, education and career. As the incoming @FRITatOSU chair, she is excited to bring her passion for languages and environmental sustainability to @OhioState.
Read more: bit.ly/3RLR3OL
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Alum Kethan Mokadam ('26) and current student Chase Skillman can attest that no matter what a student’s primary focus is, the Arts and Sciences leadership major offers an additional skillset to augment and improve a student’s overall knowledge.
🔗 bit.ly/4gDJXG9
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Did you know?
Children who have studied an additional language like and respect the culture associated with that language, as well as demonstrate higher levels of empathy and tolerance.
Love of Languages 5K Run/Walk
- 9/20 @ 10am
- FREE & open to all
🔗 bit.ly/4w6bG72
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Did you know???
When employers list the skills they most seek in a candidate, “knowing more than one language”
is among the top eight.
Love of Languages 5K Run/Walk
- 9/20 @ 10am
- FREE event
🔗 bit.ly/4w6bG72
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Prof. Steve MacEachern discusses modern statistics’ growing focus on prediction in platforms like search and e-commerce, contrasts hard-science vs. human-centered data, and outlines current research challenges driven by AI and massive predictor sets.
🔗 podcast.osu.edu/voices-of-ex…
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