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Event Location: 4012 Smith Laboratory
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Nagarathna Balakrishna and Allyson Simon receive OSU’s Alumni Grant for Graduate Research and Scholarship!
We are pleased to announce that two of our graduate students, Nagarathna Balakrishna and Allyson Simon have both received OSU’s Alumni Grant for Graduate Research and Scholarship!
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Dr. Cohen Featured in Ohio States News Article: Eating grasshoppers: a delicacy for foodies, dinner for Oaxacans
Dr. Cohen was recently featured in OSU News for his work and new book on cahpulines in Oaxaca, Mexico!
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Sean Downey Presents at the 2025 European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering Annual Conference (Euro-CASE)
Dr. Sean Downey was recently invited to present his research on adaptive self-organization in swidden agriculture at the 2025 Euro-CASE annual conference in Austria.
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College of Arts and Sciences launches first-of-its kind Forensic Anthropology Lab
October 2, 2025
The Department of Anthropology in Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences has officially opened the doors of the new Forensic Anthropology Laboratory — a milestone that…
