Voices of Excellence

Going through an airport security checkpoint calls for people to enact the same physical movements. The Bord(hers) improvisational dance project created by Lucille Toth, assistant professor of French at The Ohio State University Newark campus, aims to explore these motions and ask how borders impact immigrants. Bord(hers) Around Bodies_ Professor Lucille Toth Describes the Power of Dance_otter_ai...

Trucks, buses, autonomous cars, scooters and bikes: everyone is crowding onto roadways. Professor and Chair of Geographic Information Science in the Department of Geography Harvey Miller talks with David Staley about how GIS can help make sense of it all.  Harvey Miller Uses New Mobility Data to Understand Cities and Transportation_otter_ai Download

So you’ve found a 28-volume transcription of a 1920s spiritualist who believed a thwarted seventeenth century authoress spoke through her. What do you do? Theatre Professor Jennifer Schlueter’s approach with this and other texts is to work with collaborators to create performance events built out of archival material. Listen in as she describes her process and how, with experimental wo...

Professor Jim Peck, interim chair of the Department of Economics, describes what causes bank runs, whether Federal Deposit Insurance works to prevent them, and what financial crises qualify as bank runs.  What Should You Do During a Bank Run? Professor Peck Gives Advice_otter_ai Download

Her grandfather is credited with saying “Science is a way to pursue one’s sense of inquiry at the expense of the State,” so it’s no surprise that Irina Artsimovich has a passion for science, including “trying to channel [her curiosity] to find new antibiotics because we desperately need them.”  Scientific Curiosity Is in the Blood Says Irina Artsimovich_otter_ai...

Professor Sarah Iles Johnston joins David Staley to discuss how myths and engaging narratives of all kinds—including modern narratives such as Lord of the Rings—create belief, and the way that telling stories might have contributed to human survival.  Sarah Iles Johnston Sees Stories As Creating Meaning and Beliefs_otter_ai Download

Over the past 50 years, the percentage of women attaining degrees in higher education has risen to 56% of all college degrees. Professor Buchmann discusses the history and impact of this change with David Staley on Voices of Excellence from the College of Arts and Sciences. Claudia Buchmann Looks At Gender Reversal In Higher Education_otter_ai Download

Mytheli Sreenivas, Associate Professor in the Department of History and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies, describes her research and her award-winning book, Wives, Widows, Concubines: The Conjugal Family Ideal in Colonial India . Professor Mytheli Sreenivas Asks_ Are Families Primarily Economic or Emotional Units?_otter_ai Download

“If you don’t have a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Join Wendy Smooth, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, as she discusses her research into the roles that race and gender play in establishing influence in legislatures. Wendy Smooth On the Impact of Race and Gender on Legislators’ Power_otter_ai Download

Join Bear Braumoeller and host David Staley for a discussion of how data analytics apply to geopolitics, including those times when the computer models fail to account for the actions of global players in maintaining international order. What’s the Intersection of War and Math? It’s Where Bear Braumoeller’s Research Happens_otter_ai Download

“I’m fascinating with how languages change,” says French and Italian Professor Janice Aski. Join her and David Staley for a discussion of the ways that languages change and why interest in learning another language is decreasing in the United States at exactly the time it needs to be increasing. Not Your Grandparents’ English, Says Janice Aski_otter_ai Download

Katherine Dunham and Anna Pavlova were remarkable for their eras, and Harmony Bench describes how they brought innovations to dance, not only in their on-stage work but in how they traveled the world. Trailblazing Female Dance Giants Get New Attention Thanks to Harmony Bench_otter_ai Download

L. Robert Baker is an Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences. He is a recipient of a US Department of Energy Early Career Award and researches ways to make a fuel from CO2. One-Cool-CATalyst_-Robert-Baker-Works-to-Convert-CO2-to-a-Fuel_otter_ai Download

Professor of Chemistry Hannah Shafaat knows what lurks way below the ocean’s surface and she’ll talk about the research that garnered her a Department of Energy Early Career Award. Hannah-Shafaat-Looks-Deep-into-the-Oceans-and-Gets-Answers_otter_ai Download

Ohio State University Physics Professor Yuan-Ming Lu is a National Science Foundation Career Award winner and a condensed matter theorist. Tune in to learn more about this fascinating field when Professor Lu talks to David Staley on Voices of Excellence from the College of Arts and Sciences. Yuan-Ming-Lu-Describes-the-Surprising-Connection-Between-the-Avengers-Thanos-and-Condensed-Matter_otter_ai...

Paloma Martinez-Cruz, Associate Professor of Latinx Cultural and Literary Studies in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, joins David Staley to discuss decolonial feminism, Chicano/Latino studies, performance studies, and Mesoamerican culture.  Paloma-Martinez-Cruz-Seeks-New-Philosophers_otter_ai Download

The work of Ohioan, visual artist, and educator Ann Hamilton has been described as “internationally recognized for the sensory surrounds of her large-scale multi-media installations.” She joins host David Staley to discuss her work including her latest installation, at the Cortlandt -World Trade Center Station, called CHORUS. Ann Hamilton’s Creativity Secret? Work Comes from Paying Attention...

Ohio State University Geography Professor Steven Quiring is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Career award for his work with Drought Predictability and the Role of Land-Atmosphere Interactions in the U.S. Great Plains. Steve Quiring Keeps an Eye on Temperatures Across the Globe_otter_ai Download

School of Earth Sciences Assistant Professor Ann Cook aims to fill in the gaps in the scientific understanding of natural gas hydrates. Ann Cook Identifies the Most Pressing Continent for Global Change (It’s Not What You Think)_otter_ai Download

Professor Abraham Badu-Tawiah is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Ohio State University where he studies photochemistry in droplets and disease diagnosis. He’s a recipient of an Early Career Award from the Department of Energy, an Eli Lilly Young Investigator Award in Analytical Chemistry, and most recently an American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry A...

David Staley and Frederick Luis Aldama discuss Aldama’s recent Eisner award for his book Latinx Superheroes in Mainstream Comics , Aldama’s formative years with comics, and why comics have become an area of scrutiny for academics. Frederick Luis Aldama Takes Comics Seriously_otter_ai Download

Michael Neblo is an Associate Professor in the Ohio State University Department of Political Science, an affiliated faculty in the department of philosophy, and the Director of the Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA). His research focuses on deliberative democracy and political psychology. His new book, Politics with the People: Building a Directly Representative Democrac...