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  • Ian Fairfield and the Integration of Service, Research, and Leadership

    Sophia Wang | April 6, 2026
    Fueled by passion and dedication, Ohio State senior Ian Fairfield has built his undergraduate experience around a commitment to service, research, and leadership driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact on both individuals and systems. That commitment took root early. In high school, Fairfield was deeply involved in service and leadership, which led him to join Mount Leadership Society...
    Ian Fairfield presents at the CanSUR Symposium at a podium in front of a wooden walk

  • Honors and Scholars Hosts Annual Nobel Prize Panel Celebratesing Discovery Across Disciplines

    Ty Wright | March 13, 2026
    The University Honors and Scholars Center welcomed students, faculty, and staff for the second annual Ohio State Nobel Prize Panel, an annual event that brings global breakthroughs into meaningful conversation at Ohio State. Moderated by Professor David Staley, the panel featured faculty experts whose perspectives spanned the Nobel Prizes of chemistry , physics , economics , literature , and...
    Two Nobel Prize Panel slides overlook crowd of peoplena several panelists

  • Allison Sachs Finds Her Place and Purpose at Ohio State

    Ty Wright | February 16, 2026
    Honors student and Stamps Eminence Scholar Allison Sachs remembers her first day at The Ohio State University as equal parts excitement and nerves. Coming from a high school graduating class of about 140, the scale of campus felt immense. “I remember being very anxious but excited,” she says. “I had walked all of my classes the day before and still had my phone pulled out just in case I couldn’t...
    Allison Sachs portrait

  • The power of the pen: Student grant writers serve community

    Paige Galperin | February 9, 2026
    In her first year at The Ohio State University, a search for local service opportunities led Nina Greenberg to a light-bulb moment. “I was doing some investigation into the nonprofit community, which is a community I really wanted to uplift, and looking at some of the issues they face. Some of it’s staffing; some of it’s finances; some of it’s regulations,” said Greenberg, now a junior double...
    Classroom of 19 students smiling as writers for Grant Central

  • Honors and Scholars Alumni Society Announces New Student Representatives

    Chip Tuson | February 3, 2026
    The Honors and Scholars Alumni Society is pleased to announce that three current students have been selected to serve as Student Representatives on its Board of Governors. This role is vital to the Society’s mission to enhance the educational experience, advance professional development, promote philanthropic engagement, and foster a sense of community for the alumni, faculty, staff, students, and...
    Alumni Society Student representatives: Amrithaa Ashok Kumar, Jerachand Senthilkumar and Nora Daley

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