College of Arts and Sciences Stories

Science Cafe - Zombies: Distorted Reflections of the Human Mind - Wednesday, Oct. 29, 5 p.m., Baker Center Front Room - Free Coffee First 50 People,  Presented by Fred Drogula and Mary Kate Hurley
OHIO Events

OHIO professors to spread bites of zombie knowledge at Oct. 29 Science Café-Humanities Café

At the Wednesday, Oct. 29 event, OHIO faculty members Mary Kate Hurley and Fred Drogula will show how zombie stories can be used to explore important shifts in human thinking over the centuries.

A group of students doing an archaeology dig.
In the field

Living in the past, learning for the future

»¨¼¾´«Ã½ students gain hands-on experience at the Shoop Paleo-Indian site in Pennsylvania. The field school teaches excavation, artifact analysis and field research while contributing to understanding early human life and migrations.

Tara Zahra
OHIO Events

Costa Lecturer Tara Zahra to speak on ‘Anti-Globalism Then and Now’

Historian Tara Zahra will speak on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Walter Hall 135. All students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend the Costa Lecture.

Mark LeBar
OHIO Events

OHIO community invited to Philosophy Forum Lecture on ‘Justice as a Virtue and its Challenges’ on Oct. 23

All students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to the special presentation by respected author and philosophy professor Mark LeBar on Thursday, Oct. 23.

President Lori Stewart Gonzalez speaks before a large crowd, and underneath international flags and the word OHIO at the SISAL Dinner
International Education

»¨¼¾´«Ã½ launches School of International Studies and Languages with global celebration

The school unites four internationally focused units in the College of Arts and Sciences: the Center for International Studies, the Department of Linguistics, the Department of Modern Languages, and the Ohio Program of Intensive English.

Left: a man with glasses and business professional attire inspects scientific equipment on a rooftop overlooking »¨¼¾´«Ã½â€™s West Green. Right:  a man in casual attire stands partway up a weather tower, addressing a group of elementary school students
Anniversaries

Weathering It All

This student-centered lab has provided local forecasting since 1984.

an artist’s rendering of the ancient bird Vegavis, depicted diving for fish among other ancient creatures
Faculty Research

Understanding the Past

New discoveries by OHIO researchers are changing history as we know it.

a bearded professor wearing a hat and glasses shows a leaf specimen to a young student wearing a hoodie
Faculty News

New Faculty to Fuel Research

Meet the 12 faculty who joined »¨¼¾´«Ã½ this fall to help inform its research future.

Jessie and Kazy Richmond in front of Maggie's Farm and Aromatics
Alumni Success

OHIO Chillicothe alumni Jessie and Kazy Richmond build business and community

When the COVID-19 pandemic sent workers home, Jessie Richmond turned her kitchen into a small-batch bath bomb and shower steamer production facility. What began as a hobby quickly transformed into a thriving business.

A view of the 2024 Homecoming parade
Homecoming

»¨¼¾´«Ã½ to celebrate Homecoming Oct. 13-18

Homecoming Week 2025 will kick off on Oct. 13, 2025, with the Homecoming football game against Northern Illinois on Oct. 18.

Cassie Beyer
Student Success

Cassie Beyer balances work, school, community theater in pursuit of new career

For many adult learners, returning to college can be daunting, but Cassie Beyer is embracing that challenge. This summer, she began working toward a degree in biological sciences at OHIO Chillicothe.

A photo of Douglas Tallamy
OHIO Events

OHIO to host Douglas W. Tallamy for Darwin Lecture on Oct. 15

»¨¼¾´«Ã½â€™s Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies (OCEES) will host Douglas W. Tallamy for the OCEES 2025 Darwin Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Walter Hall room 135.

The »¨¼¾´«Ã½ Mock Trial Team
Experiential Learning

New season, new faces for »¨¼¾´«Ã½ Mock Trial Team

The »¨¼¾´«Ã½ Mock Trial Team begins its 2025–2026 season with 26 new and returning members preparing for the Scarlet and Gray Invitational at The Ohio State University. The team continues to provide hands-on courtroom experience through the American Mock Trial Association, tackling this season’s fictional murder case with high expectations and strong leadership.

A view of Cutler Hall from College Green
Moving OHIO Forward

OHIO launches Innovation and Efficiency Awards, aims to increase financial flexibility and stability

New program aims to inspire employees across all campuses to embrace a culture of continuous improvement in order to build a stronger, more efficient and more mission-focused University.

Campus beauty Hocking River 2024
Student Success

»¨¼¾´«Ã½ aligns university-wide student success, experience, achievement efforts in the Office of Student Success and Academic Innovation

The Office of Student Success and Academic Innovation unites student-focused initiatives to strengthen retention, enhance academic achievement, and expand curricular innovation across all OHIO colleges and campuses.

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