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Patrick Dunn Named 2025 Iles Award Winner
Congratulations to our 2025 Iles Award winner, Patrick Dunn. His project, We Are Not Alone: UFO Myth in the Anthropocene, explores the interplay of mythic and technoscientific forces in the modern…
Winners of Savko Undergraduate Paper Award Announced
Congratulations to Justina Sung and Seth Conklin, who have been selected as co-recipients of the Center for the Study of Religion’s Savko Award for Best Undergraduate Paper. Justina and Seth were…
Graduate Student and Faculty Research and Travel Grants
The CSR awards small grants in support of graduate student and faculty research activities, conference participation and other academically-oriented travel needs. Note that travel plans are not…
Podcast: Exploring the Newark Earthworks
A recent episode of the "Now at Ohio State" podcast featured Center for Ethnic Studies affiliates Professor John Low, Professor Emeritus Lucy Murphy and Professor Emeritus Christine Ballengee…People Directory
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