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Getting K-12 students excited to learn about other cultures through engaging activities is just one of the reasons Leila Vieira, assistant director of the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), is a recipient of Ohio State’s 2025 Community Engaged Practitioner Awards. 

As a Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellow at The Ohio State University, Sucharita Sen has found her time both personally enriching and professionally transformative. Her Fulbright project examines how everyday nonsexual intimacies between colonizers and the colonized in British India upheld imperial hierarchies while masking colonial violence.

Atlassian's Chief Technology Officer Rajeev Rajan MS ’93, computer science, received the Distinguished Alumni Award for Career Achievement from the College of Engineering. 

What made your service-learning experience memorable?

My service-learning experience in Ghana was memorable because of the deep connections I built with the community and the hands-on nature o

The Ohio State University is the top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the 2024-25 academic year among all colleges and universities in the United States with 14 selected for the prestigious award. Ohio State is tied for 7th among doctoral institutions for the Fulbright U.S. Student program with 24 awardees (15 undergraduate and nine graduate). 

Community Animal Health Workers (CAHW) are key members of the global workforce, trained to provide basic animal health services in rural and underserved areas that may be resource thin when it comes to availability of veterinarians and veterinary paraprofessionals. However, the challenge for CAHWs has been insufficient dedicated training, the training and regulation that exists is not harmonized within and between countries, absence of agreed-upon curriculum, coordination between stakeholders, and a lack of common nomenclature leading to inconsistent performance.

The Ohio Union was filled with the aroma of sweet, spicy and savory international cuisine and a couple thousand hungry Buckeyes eager to experience Taste of OSU, one of Ohio State’s signature events and long-time traditions. More than 40 international student organizations cooked up their favorite dishes and entertained the crowd with performances that best represented their diverse cultures and regions of the world on Feb. 14. 

Across the rich landscapes of the Andean region and beyond, indigenous artists like Mama Santusa Quispe are creating more than just tapestries; they are weaving stories of identity and community. Thousands of miles away, their cultural expressions have found a new home at The Ohio State University, where Michelle Wibbelsman, associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, leads efforts to build meaningful connections rooted in cultural preservation and collaboration.

Four Ohio State faculty members have been awarded funding through Brazil’s prestigious National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Granted as part of the "Support for Network Projects with Brazilian Researchers Abroad" program, the funds will support collaborative research efforts between Ohio State and leading institutions in Brazil.