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  • Ohio State graduates and families to celebrate weekend of achievement

    August 6, 2021
    Separate ceremonies will honor Class of 2020 Summer 2021 graduates. Thousands of students, families and friends will have a chance to celebrate academic success at The Ohio State University this weekend. Ohio State will host ceremonies to honor all members of the Class of 2020 and the graduates of the 2021 summer semester. The 2020 Graduate Celebration will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Sa...

  • Ohio State updates autumn semester reactivation plans

    July 28, 2021
    President Kristina M. Johnson sent the following email to The Ohio State University community Tuesday, July 27, 2021. In about a month, we’ll be together for the start of the academic year, and I’m thrilled just thinking about the Buckeye traditions that we all love. This robust, in-person experience can happen because of the success of free, effective COVID-19 vaccines. Already, ...

  • Eminence Fellows Program Application Open

    July 27, 2021
    ​The University Honors & Scholars Center at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce that the Eminence Fellows Program and Scholarship application for 2022 is now open. The deadline to apply is November 15, 2021. The Eminence Fellows Program supports students with a full cost-of-attendance scholarship and is awarded to approximately 25 incoming, first year students with demon...

  • Ohio State, University District Organization partner to add full-time social worker to off-campus area

    July 14, 2021
    The Ohio State University is working with community partners to bring on a full-time social worker dedicated to helping housing-vulnerable people in the off-campus area. The hiring is one of several university initiatives designed to support the neighborhoods and residents surrounding Ohio State’s campus. Beginning this summer, a social worker from Southeast Healthcare will work in the of...

  • For female vampire bats, an equal chance to rule the roost

    July 7, 2021
    Female vampire bats establish an egalitarian community within a roost rather than a society based on a clear hierarchy of dominance that is often seen in animal groups, a new study suggests. Researchers observed more than 1,000 competitions for food among a colony of 33 adult female bats and juveniles living in captivity, assigning a rank to each bat based on a calculation of wins and los...

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