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Music, masterclasses and more – the School of Music continued its music residency program for the third year with universities in Brazil.

Buckeyes are Buckeyes for life! For four Chinese alumni, being a Buckeye has meant maintaining lifelong bonds across continents. Qiuyuan Pan, Yuanfang Zheng, Shanxiao Xie and Lian Wei were part of the first cohorts from mainland China to study at Ohio State in 1979 and 1980. The friends are now in their 70s and 80s and have had successful careers in engineering, robotics, soil mechanics and publishing, all while staying in touch throughout their lives.

“Having the Diplomacy Lab available on the Ohio State campus gives students a taste of real-world problems that helps them build skills and understand how government (and sometimes non-governmental) organizations tackle projects through teamwork, planning and communication,” said Angela Brintlinger, chair of the Department of Slavic and East European languages and cultures and Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies director. 

“We don’t necessarily see a separation between global and local. Global is something that starts right here, right now,” said Kaya Şahin, vice provost for global strategies and international affairs, in his remarks welcoming Ohio House Representative Ismail Mohamed to campus on November 20.

The Ohio State University is ranked 23rd among doctoral institutions for the number of students studying abroad and 30th in international student enrollment, according to a national report released today. Ohio State more than doubled the number of students studying abroad with 2,043 traveling internationally in 2022-23. The university also is ranked 12th in the nation for the number of students participating in short-term programs with 1,764 studying abroad for two to eight weeks during the academic year.

The 2024 International Photography Exhibition features 40 original photographs taken overseas in 22 different countries by 34 Ohio State students, staff, faculty and alumni. Over 425 members of the campus community submitted more than 800 photographs across three categories: People, Places and Arts & Culture.

For the past three years, Ohio State’s Global One Health initiative (GOHi) has dedicated substantial resources to partner facilities in Ethiopia enhancing their capacity to provide microbiology services and implement infection prevention and control practices. This work is all part of the Global Action in Healthcare Network – Antimicrobial Resistance (GAIHN-AR), which is a global network of healthcare facilities, laboratories and infection, prevention and control (IPC) teams. 

More than 80 volunteers are needed to help serve Thanksgiving Dinner at the Ohio Union to 1,000 Ohio State students, faculty and staff unable to go home for the holiday on Wednesday, November 27. Volunteers are needed from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and are welcome to enjoy the meal after their shift. 

Volunteers can register by November 4 here. 

A delegation from Punjab Agricultural University in India visited Ohio State to reenergize a longstanding relationship between the universities.