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This week in the College of Arts and Sciences • Feb. 17, 2021

This Week in the Media

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USA Today: Republican state lawmakers want to punish schools that teach the 1619 Project

As several statehouses propose bills that would cut funding to schools that teach the New York Times' award-winning 1619 Project, Koritha Mitchell, associate professor of English, says race does not intertwine with history only when people of color are involved.

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News 5 Cleveland: Local scientists expand our understanding of the universe

Ami Choi, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Physics, talks about her work with the Dark Energy Survey Research Team, which has collected images covering about one-eighth of the sky.

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The Washington Post: Watching edgier TV with your kids during the pandemic? You're not alone.

Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, professor of psychology, discusses finding the line between tackling awkward subjects and determining what's inappropriate for kids.

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This Week in Research and Creativity

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Mansfield Microfarms craft sustainable urban agriculture model

Kip Curtis, an associate professor of history at Ohio State-Mansfield, is hoping to craft a new narrative around sustainability through the Mansfield Microfarm Project, which places social justice and equity at the forefront of urban agriculture.

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Grasshoppers & roadblocks: Coping with COVID-19 in rural Mexico

For many of Mexico’s Indigenous people, who are poor and ignored by state and federal governments, the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is one that rests primarily with themselves, said Jeffrey Cohen, a professor of anthropology. 

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A rare observation of a vampire bat adopting an unrelated pup

The death of a vampire bat 19 days after giving birth presented scientists led by Imran Razik, a graduate student in evolution, ecology and organismal biology, with an unexpected chance to observe a rare event: a female bat’s adoption of an unrelated baby

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Daniel Wozniak looks at what makes us sick

Daniel Wozniak, professor in the Department of Microbiology, studies bacterial pathogenesis and gene regulation. He joins host David Staley to discuss his research exploring how bacteria live in human hosts and what kinds of treatment can stop their growth. Listen to the latest on "Voices of Excellence" on Soundcloud and iTunes.

This Week in Recognition

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AAEP Chair Karen Hutzel receives 2021 Ziegfeld Service Award

The United States Society for Education through Art has named Karen Hutzel, chair of the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy, as its 2021 recipient of the Ziegfeld Service Award for outstanding national service in art education.

Skinner awarded intended $505,407 from NSF

Brian Skinner, assistant professor of physics, has been awarded an intended $505,407 continuing grant from the National Science Foundation for his project CAREER: Electrical and Thermoelectric Transport Beyond the Metal/Insulator Paradigm

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Statistics PhD graduate Dionne Swift featured in ASA's February newsletter

In celebration of Black History Month, the American Statistical Association (ASA) recognized "10 individuals from the Black/African American collective who have made tremendous contributions to the field of statistics." Dionne Swift, who is now at Procter & Gamble, was among those featured.

Upcoming Events

Feb. 25: Sports and Society Initiative's 'Intersectionality of Change'

Please join the Sports and Society Initiative for the first event of "Intersectionality of Change," a four-part series looking at how sports can empower people to use their voices and become change agents for social justice.

My Beautiful Stutter: Conversation with Director Ryan Gielen

Feb. 17 | Learn more

 

Creative Pathfinders: Department of Design

Feb. 17 | Learn more

 

Department of Theatre, Film and Media Arts: Past, Present and Future

Feb. 18 | Learn more

 

COMPAS Panel: COVID in the Community

Feb. 19 | Learn more

 

Collaborative Animals

Through Feb. 19 | Learn more

 

Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition

Feb. 22 - March 21 | Learn more

 

Xiaoxing Xi: Scientific Espionage, Open Exchange and U.S. Competitiveness

Feb. 23 | Learn more

 

Proximity

Feb. 23 - March 19 | Learn more

 

'trace layer play'

Feb. 23 - 26 | Learn more

 

Black Studies Matter: Time for a Truth & Reconciliation Commission in the US?

Feb. 24 | Learn more

 

European Relations with China and the Implications for the United States

Feb. 24 | Learn more

 

Visualizing Music

Feb. 24 | Learn more

 

TDAI Speaker Series: Cecile Viboud

Feb. 25 | Learn more

 

Religion, Healing and the Movement for Black Lives

Feb. 25 | Learn more

 

Christian Kingdoms within the Umayyad Caliphate?

Feb. 26 | Learn more

 

Director Iqbal Khan: 'The Problematic Privilege of Interpreting the Bard'

Feb. 26 | Learn more

 

The Current State of Democracy in Europe

Feb. 26 | Learn more

 

19ChoreOVIDS

Through Feb. 28 | Learn more
 

Here We Go

Through March 7 | Learn more

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