University News

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University announces Professor Ching-chu Hu has been named director of the much-admired Vail Series.

MLK keynote speaker explores King¡¯s question: ¡°How shall we live?¡± amid the polarization of our postmodern era.

A three-year, $386,277 NSF grant will fund faculty and student research on interactions of photons with negative ions.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University was recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for increased student voter engagement during the 2020 elections.

Prof. Sangeet Kumar's book, The Digital Frontier: Infrastructures of Control on the Global Web, questions the reach of big technology companies.

Erika Pryor teaches on launching and scaling startups via marketing industry expertise, hands-on workshops, and four internships.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### students will take the opportunity to do in-country research on transnational migration in Japan.

Alan Miller, executive editor of The Columbus Dispatch, to join program full-time

Some interesting facts about the entering first-years

The National Science Foundation has awarded ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### $650,000 to enable talented low-income students to pursue majors and careers in STEM fields.

Libby Eckhardt to join ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· #########'s senior staff as vice president for communications and branding

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University honors Professor Matt Neal with the prestigious Charles A. Brickman Teaching Excellence Award.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University honors Professor Wes Walter with the prestigious Bonar Family Mentorship and Teaching Excellence Award.

This spring, graduating seniors at ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University received an unexpected opportunity to become truly impactful philanthropists.

Three ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University students are participating in The Washington Center¡¯s Summer Academic Internship Program.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University announces groundbreaking for the Ann and Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center, to open in Fall 2022.

Each year, ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University celebrates the accomplishments of its outstanding seniors.

Author and Professor Peter Grandbois releases two new collections of poetry about mental illness and aging.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University recognizes three key partners who aided in coordinating the college's COVID-19 response with honorary degrees.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University has been recognized for its efforts to create natural pollinator habitats on its campus.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### senior Meg Wilson, a biology major from Columbus, Ohio, has been honored as a recipient of the 2021 Louis Kussmaul Friendship Award.

Caroline Bremer '21, a global commerce and communication double major, has been awarded a 2021 Charles J. Ping Student Service Award.

The ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University Board of Trustees has elected Fatimah Elghazawi ¡®21 to serve as the newest Recent Student Trustee.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### faculty Thomas Bressoud and David White announce the publication of a new data science textbook, titled ¡°Introduction to Data Systems.¡±

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University has awarded tenure to John McHugh, Emily Nemeth, Omedi Ochieng, Hyun Woong Park, Luis Villanueva, Sarah Wolff, and Hoda Yousef.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### has been awarded a $400K NSF grant to obtain a state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope that deepens student and faculty research.

Author and nationally recognized theologian Kelly Brown Douglas will serve as ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· #########¡¯s 2021 Commencement speaker.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· #########¡¯s new Global Health major explores how societal issues impact healthcare across the world, including global responses to disease.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University announces a new program, Earth and Environmental Sciences (EESC), a STEM-based approach to exploring Earth.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### and Ohiolina Music Festival announce a three-year partnership for students to perform with and learn from national touring musicians.

For the fourth consecutive year, ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University has been named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution.

Prof. Shiri Noy recently was awarded a $12,500 grant to examine how religious and secular Americans view kindness in the context of COVID-19.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University announced it has been selected as a QuestBridge partner college.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University announces David Rose will join the university as Director of Campus Safety beginning January 11, 2021.

Gregory Lott, ass't prof. of Health, Exercise & Sport Studies, was selected as an American Kinesiology Association Leadership Institute fellow.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### professors co-edit new book, "Midland: Reports from Flyover Country," a collection of essays that negates stereotypes of the Midwest.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### Professor Jack Shuler has published a new book, "This is Ohio: The Overdose Crisis and the Frontlines of a New America."

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University¡¯s commitment to sustainability is being recognized by state and national organizations.

A partnership with Columbus Public Health gathers students, faculty, and health experts to address today¡¯s most pressing public health crises.

Global Commerce's Executive in Residence program gives students sustained connections with experienced, successful business and nonprofit execs.

Assistant Professor Belinda Andrews-Smith has won the American Prize for directing the student performance of 'Chicago.'

$10 million grant supports ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· #########¡¯s commitment to successfully launch students and recent alumni into professions and expand global programs.

Tovey Nederveld ¡®20 is a recipient of the 2020 Charles J. Ping Student Service Award for her work with ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### Venture Philanthropy.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### Prof. Shiri Noy and UW-Milwaukee colleague Tim O¡¯Brien are awarded a $55,000 grant to study the moral meanings of science and religion.

Toni King, associate professor and director of the Black Studies Program, has been awarded the 2020 Brickman Leadership Award.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### Associate Professor of Economics Quentin Duroy has been honored with the 2020 Brickman Teaching Award.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University Professor of History Karen Spierling has been honored with the 2020 Bonar Award for exemplary teaching and mentoring

Summer Accelerator 2020 gives students an edge with programs to sharpen thinking, build skills, and forge experiences & professional connections.

±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University announces faculty who have been promoted to full professor.

Introducing the Michael G. and Barbara W. Rahal Professorship in History at ±Ø²©ÓéÀÖ,±È²©ÓéÀÖÍøÖ· ######### University.