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This week in the College of Arts and Sciences • Jan. 27, 2021

This Week in the Media

The New York Times: Hispanic lawmakers, pushing for a change in Hollywood, start with ‘Selena’

As lawmakers push for “Selena” to be added to the National Film Registry, Frederick Luis Aldama, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of English, discusses the film's complex depiction of a Latino family.

WBNS: OSU professor, economist says Biden’s plan to cancel $10,000 of student debt may help economy

Meta Brown, associate professor of economics, explains why providing $10,000 in student debt forgiveness could help those who struggle the most with their debt.

The Washington Post: Governors' shutdown did not cause the pandemic job crisis

Bruce Weinberg, professor of economics, draws on his research into COVID-19 policies to examine what influenced the pandemic job crisis.

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This Week in Research and Creativity

Arts and Sciences faculty share expertise on launch of Biden administration

On Jan. 20, Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Scholars in the College of Arts and Sciences weighed in on the inauguration, the shift in government and what people can expect from the new administration.

Q&A: Peter Mansoor on civil-military relations

For U.S. democracy to thrive, the nation's military must remain apolitical. Recently, those boundaries have been tested. Peter Mansoor, professor and Mason Chair in the Department of History, discusses civil-military relations in the context of a contentious 2020 election cycle.

Less job stress for workers at financially transparent firms

Employees feel significantly less job distress if they work at companies that are open and transparent about the firm’s finances, including budgets and profits, a new study led by Hui Zheng, associate professor of sociology, found.

New data locates hundreds of millions of objects throughout space

Ohio State researchers and a team of about 500 scientists released a new data set from a longstanding project studying dark energy throughout the cosmos. The data showed 300 million objects throughout space, one of the largest releases of its kind.

Clocking the movement of electrons inside an atom

An international team of physicists, including professor of physics Louis DiMauro and postdoctoral researcher Yu Hang Lai, devised a new technique that drastically enhances the resolution of ultrafast lasers, shedding further light on some of the fastest processes in nature.

How undetonated bombs affect Cambodian farmers today

Mershon Center Faculty Fellow Erin Lin recently published an article in the American Journal of Political Science detailing the U.S. bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War and its impact today on Cambodian farmers’ agricultural output and economic response.

Jennifer Suchland on the role of the scholar in society

Associate professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies and of Slavic and East European languages and cultures, Jennifer Suchland describes scholars' and education's shared role in society. She also discuss her current research on abolition with David Staley on this week's "Voices of Excellence" on Soundcloud and iTunes.

Cohen publishes new 'Handbook of Culture and Migration'

Jeffrey Cohen, professor of anthropology, co-edited the recently released Handbook of Culture and Migration, which captures the importance culture plays in the decision-making process of migration.

Dr. Nadine George-Graves, co-editor of dance research journal

Nadine George-Graves, chair of the Department of Dance, has been named co-editor of Dance Research Journal, which is committed to advancing knowledge in the field of dance studies.

This Week in Recognition

"What was the coolest Ohio State science story of 2020?"

Human brains pre-wired for words is coolest science story of 2020

The polls have closed, the ballots have been counted and the award for coolest science story of 2020 goes to researchers led by Zeynep Saygin, assistant professor of psychology, who discovered that the human brain is “pre-wired” to see words and letters.

Department of Art faculty, alumni receive Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards

The Ohio Arts Council announced Individual Excellence Awards recipients, including nine Department of Art faculty and alumni, giving out a total of $300,000 in grant funding to 75 Ohio artists.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 3: Migration and Mobility: Yesterday and Today

How has the modern world been built by migration and immigration? Join Department of History faculty experts for a conversation about the patterns, importance and experiences of migration in history as a way to understand the processes of human movement today.

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Feb. 1 - Feb. 28 | Learn more

In Cahoots: 1st Year MFA Exhibition

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Ethical Program-Building with Accountability to Communities

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