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$750,000 grant to fund surveillance and control of Aedes mosquito-borne diseases in the Horn of Africa
The Global One Health initiative (GOHi) has been awarded a $750,000 grant over the next three years through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop tools to support public health decision-making in the surveillance and control of Aedes mosquito-borne arboviral diseases across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.
The project team will develop cutting-edge disease transmission models that represent how infectious diseases – specifically Dengue and Chikungunya – spread through human populations as a result of mosquito and tick bites.
Matthew Steinhauer’s Mandarin journey and vision for virtual reality language education
As a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship recipient, Steinhauer spent two months studying Mandarin at National Taiwan Normal University’s Mandarin Training Center.
Buckeyes Abroad: Arni Patel

Arni Patel, a psychology major, studied abroad during winter break 2024 on the Mosaic Brazil: A Panorama of Social Justice program.
Spring 2025 International Student Experience Workshop Series

The Office of International Affairs hosts the International Student Experience Workshop Series for faculty and staff interested in learning more about the international student experience.
A deep dive into Quechua: Nikolas King's immersive FLAS Fellowship experience

Nikolas King had a unique experience while in Peru studying Quechua as a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship award recipient.
Buckeyes Abroad: Abigail Merriman

Animal sciences major, Abigail Merriman studied abroad on the Human and Animal Interactions program in Chile during winter break 2024.
Buckeyes venture out of their comfort zones and gain confidence over winter break

More than 190 Buckeyes studied abroad in seven countries on eight programs during winter break 2024.
Applications open for Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program
The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship deadline March 3, 2025.
Immersed in language and culture: Paul Renner's FLAS journey

Renner, a third-year majoring in biology and public affairs, is a recipient of a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship, which supported his studies at Tulane University’s “Summer in Brazil,” as well as an intensive foreign language program through CET Academic Programs.
Introducing children to East Asian culture through books
When the East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University received a U.S. Department of Education grant to support language and area studies part of the more than $2 million award established a regional campus partnership program that included the campus libraries. Over the first two years of the four-year grant the Lima Campus Library has been steadily building its East Asian children’s book section to bolster the resources available to elementary and secondary teachers in the area.