Ohio State News

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September
2026

Faculty, students and staff from The Ohio State University were up early in both Columbus and the Kennedy Space Center to watch the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as it begins

Campus

August
25,
2026
| 09:30 AM America/New_York

First-year students from 47 states and 37 countries packed into the Schottenstein Center at The Ohio State University Monday for their official Buckeye welcome at Convocation. The annual event serves as a kick-off to the academic year as well as

August
04,
2026
| 16:00 PM America/New_York

Dozens of students from Columbus State Community College are learning more about campus life at The Ohio State University as a new academic year is set to begin.

July
22,
2026
| 10:30 AM America/New_York

Lars Bildsten, an Ohio State alumnus and 2026 recipient of the university’s Joseph Sullivant Medal, will deliver the summer commencement address.

Science & Medicine

August
20,
2026
| 10:27 AM America/New_York

Thinkers from Plato to Maria Montessori have championed play as one of the most powerful ways that young children learn and grow. American preschool teachers overwhelmingly agree — but a new study finds that teachers in urban settings feel

August
17,
2026
| 15:32 PM America/New_York

New research suggests that no matter what we eventually determine the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees to be, we’ll learn it was a primate that climbed trees.

July
28,
2026
| 08:13 AM America/New_York

Improving how crowdsourced information is shared could curb long lines caused by inefficient human queuing behavior, a new study suggests.

Arts & Humanities

June
11,
2026
| 15:00 PM America/New_York

When Gaëtan Robillard arrived at The Ohio State University last August, he was excited about the opportunities awaiting him. Ten months later, he is teaching one of the university’s new AI-focused classes: DESIGN 5193, AI and Generative Design –

June
04,
2026
| 13:15 PM America/New_York

Fourth-grade students from Bexley’s Cassingham Elementary School and Columbus’ Shady Lane Elementary School met recently at John Bishop Park in Whitehall to celebrate the unveiling of a mural they completed together. The mural is the culmination

May
14,
2026
| 10:00 AM America/New_York

America’s 250th birthday is a time to take stock of the past and consider the future, said Charles O. Anderson, The Ohio State University’s newest Artist Laureate.

The Conversation

July
20,
2026
| 11:46 AM America/New_York

Ohio State geopolitical security analyst: Small number of highly skilled Italian troops in Sahel region of Africa offers an alternative to a large-scale Western military presence that led to serious local blowback.

June
24,
2026
| 09:02 AM America/New_York

Over the past few years, deliberate GPS interference has surged worldwide, disrupting maritime and aviation operations at an unprecedented scale. Ohio State scientists and others

April
30,
2026
| 15:43 PM America/New_York

U.S. dominance in technology and warfare is in question, according to an Ohio State policy analyst.

Sports

September
01,
2026
| 13:00 PM America/New_York

Giving back to the community is in Carson Hinzman’s blood.

August
10,
2026
| 14:58 PM America/New_York

Nine Buckeye standouts will be enshrined this fall in the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame, presented by Varsity O Society.

June
17,
2026
| 10:30 AM America/New_York

Nearly 1,300 fathers, mothers, grandparents, coaches and kids stormed the Woody Hayes Athletic Center (WHAC) at The Ohio State University this week to participate in the first Columbus-area All Pro Dad Experience. Entering through an inflatable

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