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By Courtney Price

Stories are an integral part of the human experience. They can bring us joy, help us process grief, carry knowledge through the generations, and help us find common ground. Science storytelling…

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By Courtney Price

The STEAM Factory is once again pairing up with The Story Collider - this time to launch the STEAM Story Fellows program! This semester-long program features an intensive storytelling workshop,…

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By Brooke Miller

Ohio State University alumna and Granville native, Susannah Montgomery, brought her acclaimed interactive exhibition, fabricated, to the STEAM Factory last week. Known for its engaging…

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By Brooke Miller

Ohio State representatives had the opportunity to present at the 2024 Engagement Scholarship Consortium conference this past week.

The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) is a nonprofit…

Presenters
By Brooke Miller

Representatives from STEAM got the chance to participate at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium last week. Michael Smoley, Content and Editorial Strategy Specialist for The STEAM Factory,…

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By Michael Smoley

Help us welcome our Fall 2024 STEAM Factory student employees, Brooke Miller (left) and Aisling Ryan (right)! Both Brooke and Aisling will be huge supports for The STEAM Factory this semester,…

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By Casey Schetter

Hey everyone!

If you didn’t already know, I was the STEAM Factories’ summer intern and I have been putting together this small article to hopefully use for the grant…

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By Casey Schetter

Dr. Zach Hines is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, where he specializes in medieval poetry and book history. Zach’s archival scholarship, including an in-progress book…

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By Casey Scheeter

Glennon is a Senior Community Outreach Analyst whose expertise lies at the intersection of land use and development policy and metropolitan segregation, with an emphasis on suburban…

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By Casey Schetter

Courtney Price serves as the Community Engagement Liaison in the Office of Engagement for the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a co-founder/co-organizer of Ohio State’s West Campus…

Charlene Brenner
By Casey Schetter

Recently, Charlene Brenner has announced that she will be taking on a new role at the Sustainability Institute on July 1st, 2024. We want to use this opportunity to celebrate her years of…

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By Casey Scheeter

The STEAM Factory’s membership is ever-expanding with some of the most interesting individuals that I have ever met and had conversations with, so to highlight some people that make this…

Michael Smoley accepting the Frederick J. Holdridge Outstanding Group Award
By Casey Schetter

The Columbus Landmarks Foundation awarded The STEAM Factory the “Frederick J. Holdridge Outstanding Group Award” this past week for their tireless work in preserving history at the…

Frankie Wantuch and Casey Schetter
By Michael Smoley

We would like to welcome both of our new student interns, Frankie Wantuch and Casey Schetter! They will both be helping us for the summer, so if you see them at STEAM, be sure to say hi!

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By Aisling Ryan

We have a very exciting announcement - Charlene Brenner has been awarded the Ohio State University Distinguished Staff Award! She was surprised with the notification of her award…

Wayne Schlingman

Wayne Schlingman, director of the Arne Slettebak Planetarium and a STEAM member, was recently interviewed by Ohio State news about the upcoming solar eclipse. You can read the full interview,…

Mike Rayo

Read the full original article on the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge's website here.

Mike Rayo, associate professor in the College of Engineering, is the principal…

Aisling Ryan
By Michael Smoley

The STEAM Factory would like to give a warm welcome to Aisling Ryan, our newest intern for the Spring Semester! We are excited to work with her and see all that she brings to our community! We…

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Harvey Miller, professor of geography at Ohio State and a STEAM member, recently co-authored a study examining who is placed at fault in car-pedestrian collisions. The study was led by Jonathan…

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A recent article from the Star Tribune, "A 700-mph tunnel between Twin Cities and Rochester? Group wants $2M from Met Council for 'hyperloop' study," written by Janet Moore and Josie Albertson…

Joseph Didion
By Michael Smoley

The STEAM Factory would like to give a warm welcome to Joseph Didion, our newest intern for the Spring Semester! We are excited to work with him and see all that he brings to our community! We…

Charlene Brenner
By Michael Smoley

Charlene Brenner, Programming Director for The STEAM Factory, was recently featured as the University Staff Advisory Committee's Staff Spotlight! You can read all of Charlene's answers to the…

Annie Specht

Article originally appeared on ACEL website here.

At the annual American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) conference, Dr. Annie Specht, associate professor of agricultural…

Ohio State Oval in Autumn
By Michael Smoley

We are happy to announce that we are looking for multiple new student employees for The STEAM Factory! This is a great opportunity for students to work at one of the most diverse and…

Mimi Onuoha

The Research Commons and the STEAM Factory welcome Nigerian-American media artist and researcher Mimi Onuoha for a guest lecture. Her work uses emerging technology to address cultural…

Tanya Berger-Wolf

Tanya Berger-Wolf, the director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute at Ohio State and a STEAM member, was recently quoted in an article by Gizmodo titled, "Ohio State University…

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WestFest, an event organized by STEAM members Courtney Price, Jacon Cervenec, Wayne Schlingman and Cynthia Canan, was recently featured in The Lantern publication. You can read the full article…

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By Michael Smoley

The STEAM Factory was recently featured in Volume 34: Faculty Stress & Academic Labor in the Third Space of Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor. Written by Katherine Rogan O'Brien, Courtney…

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You can find the full original story on the Office of International Affair's website here.

Ten Ohio State faculty and instructors, including STEAM member Gala Korniyenko, have been selected…

Elena Irwin

Elena Irwin, Professor of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Economics and Sustainability
Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics in the College of…

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Stefan Patrikis, David Anderson, Angelica Cueto, and Jennifer Park have been awarded a 5-year, $2.1 million Research Training Group grant from the National Science Foundation in the areas of …

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This is a guest letter written by Sherry Daniel, the Interdisciplinary Studies Teacher at Columbus Gifted Academy. If you're interested, please reach out to Sherry at sdaniel3375…

2023 LIRT Award winners, clockwise from top left: Dr. Amanda Folk, Chris Manion, Katie Blocksidge, Jane Hammons and Hanna Primeau

Dr. Amanda Folk, Assistant Professor and Head of the Teaching & Learning Department in the University Libraries and a STEAM member, along with The Ohio State Libraries, received the LIRT 2023…

Nick Kawa

Nicholas Kawa, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and a STEAM member, was recently featured on NPR's Morning Edition discussing the start of a geological epoch defined by how…

Jennifer Cheavens

Mindfulness is having a bit of a moment right now. From meditation to breathing exercises to acts of kindness, many are turning to these means to alleviate stress and anxiety from their lives. But…

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Laura Wagner, a professor of Psychology, Linguistics, and a STEAM member, has just published “How to talk Language Science with Everybody.” This book aims to provide practical guidance for people…

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By Michael Smoley

We are happy to announce a new way to engage with STEAM and the STEAM community! Introducing STEAM on Slack, a digital messaging platform where you can chat with other STEAM members!…

Jessica Cooperstone

Assistant Professor, Horticulture & Crop Science and Food Science & Technology and STEAM member Jessica Cooperstone, along with her team, received a seed grant from the OSU Foods and Health Awards…

Amy Fairchild

This is an excerpt from the original article on Ohio State University's Office of Public Affairs website.

Since joining the university in July 2019, Dean Amy Fairchild led the College of…

William Marras

William Marras, executive director of the Spine Research Institute and a STEAM member, was featured in Ohio State News for his research on cognitive dissonance and its impact on the back during…

Ayaz Hyder

Ayaz Hyder, a STEAM member and Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences and Translational Data Analytics, was recently featured in the College of Public Health Magazine…

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Several STEAM members, including The STEAM Factory itself, have received OSEP awards for their research projects. The full list of STEAM awardees are:

John Beacom, Professor in the Department…

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STEAM Members Jonathan Jacobs, Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, and Arnab Nandi, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, both received…

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This week brought many Ohio State faculty members a reason to celebrate as the Board of Trustees approved promotion and tenure recommendations for the Buckeyes listed below. Each has excelled in…

Andrea Contigiani

Original article appeared on the Fisher School of Business website.

While there are organizations focused on assisting refugees with integration, most of this support centers on…

Steven Brown

Steven Brown, an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, was among the 2023 cohort for the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. This award is one of the university’s highest…

Jonathan is a Zassenhaus Assistant Professor (postdoc) in the Department of Mathematics at The Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Baylor University in 2022 under the…

Nikole Patson

Nikole Patson, an Associate Professor of Psychology, has received the Outreach and Engagement grant for her proposal to expand the Pride and Life Skills mentoring program. PALS connects college…

Panel discussion at the 2023 Engaged Scholarship Symposium

Article originally appeared on Ohio State News website.

The Ohio State University strives to maintain mutually beneficial relationships with communities throughout Ohio to fulfill…

Darren Drewry

Dr. Darren Drewry, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, will lead a new project funded by the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative …

Mary Rodriguez, John Rehbeck, Kelly Purtell, Steffen Lindert

Four STEAM members were included among the first cohort of the Provost's Midcareer Scholars: Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor Program. This program honors and recognizes tenure-track faculty…

Elena Irwin

Congratulations to Dr. Elena Irwin who is a recipient of the 2023 Distinguished University Professor Award. OAA awards the permanent, honorific title on a competitive basis to full tenure track…

Ohio State Garden of Constants

Harvey Miller, a Professor in the Department of Geography and a STEAM member, was selected to receive a BETHA grant for his project, "3D Digital Reconstruction of Lost Urban Streetscapes:…

Susan Gershman

Susan Gershman is an associate professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and will be moderating our upcoming STEAM Exchange on Numbers! We asked Susan some questions…

Group of students stand around a wagon that raises awareness about composting. Wagon is artfully designed with paint and words

Article originally appeared on Facilities Operations and Development website.

From handmade seed paper to a student-designed fold-out magazine, Facilities Operations and…

Bio for Mark Moritz, information is in article below

Mark Moritz is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the Ohio State University. He uses a transdisciplinary approach to study complex social-ecological systems. His collaborative…

The six new community of practice directors joining TDAI leadership team, including Robert Bond, Desheng Liu, Parinaz Naghizadeh, Rongjun Qin, Mike Rayo and Huan Sun

TDAI welcomes six faculty who are joining the institute's Leadership Team as co-directors of the institute's research communities of practice. 3 of the six new community of practice directors are…

Steven Brown

Ten faculty members at The Ohio State University were recently honored with the 2023 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. Among them was Steven Brown, a STEAM member and an associate professor…

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The Presidential Search Committee wants to hear from you. Submit a nomination and describe the qualities and experiences you would recommend in a president. Nominations and comments can be…

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David Staley, an associate professor in the Department of History and a STEAM member, recently published a full transcript of an interview that he had with ChatGPT in the Columbus Underground…

A screenshot from our list of minority-owned catering options

With STEAM being a center on campus that often hosts events and allows other events in our space, we get a lot of questions concerning our recommendations for catering options. So, we compiled…

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Jessi Middleton is the Office Administrator for the Institute for Optical Science. She received a Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University in 2011. She has been a STEAM member since 2021…

Christo Sevov receives 2023 Early Career Scholar Award

Article originally appeared on the Enterprise for Research, Knowledge and Innovation's website.

Christo Sevov, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences…

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Article originally appeared on Ohio State News website.

Researchers at The Ohio State University have fabricated the first wearable sensor designed to detect and monitor…

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Article originally appeared on the Ohio State News website.

The Ohio State University’s Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity marks its 20th anniversary this year. Building on…

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Congratulations to the 2023 University Outreach and Engagement Award recipients, including STEAM members Susan Melsop and Wayne Schlingman! The awards honor…

2023 GRO Academy Cohort graphic

Article originally appeared on the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Technology's Website

8 STEAM members are among the 25 researchers who have been selected from a…

Hidden figures workshop, highlighting black mathematicians, organized by Ranthony A.C. Edmonds

The Hidden Figures Workshop, an event highlighting black mathematicians and their contributions to mathematics, was recently featured in the Columbus Dispatch. The workshop, led by Ranthony A.C…

Susan Melsop

STEAM member Susan Melsop was selected among the 2023 University Outreach and Engagement Awards. This award honors faculty, staff, students and community partners for outstanding achievement in…

Harvey Miller and Gerrika Logan

This article originally appeared on the Ohio State University Outreach and Engagement Website.

Engaged Scholars is a series highlighting Ohio State faculty who…

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Article originally appeared on Ohio State News website.

The Mellon grant, of $480,000, will support the Liberation at the Margins Collective (LAM), a group composed of…

Three people having a chat inside a big white room

Article originally appeared on the Ohio State News Website

Changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro…

STEAM Factory member spotlight - David Anderson

With this week's STEAM member spotlight, we want to highlight David Anderson!

Dave Anderson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, working in algebraic…

Aerial view of the 2012 train derailment in Columbus, Ohio

Chris Orban, a STEAM member and associate professor of physics, wrote a piece in the Columbus Dispatch. The piece, about the 2012 train derailment in Central Ohio, shows that more derailments…

The night sky with Jupiter and Venus labeled

Wayne Schlingman, a STEAM member and the director of Ohio State's Arne Slettabak Planetarium, was interviewed by ABC 6 to explain why Jupiter and Venus have been exceptionally bright in the night…

An event at The Women's Place

The Women's Place (TWP) is committed to expanding opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power at the university. They have created two leadership programs to promote long-term…

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Article originally appeared on Office of Technology and Innovation website.

Since its inception in 2015, the Digital Union’s 3-D printing program(link is external) has helped bring…

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Article originally appeared on TDAI website.

TDAI faculty director Dr. Tanya Berger-Wolf will kick off the University of Bristol’s AI & Nature Week Feb. 27 as a featured speaker at…

Darren Drewry

Article originally appeared on FABE website.

Ohio State University Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) Assistant Professor Dr. Darren Drewry received…

Christo Sevov and Caroline Terry

Article originally appeared on the College of Arts and Sciences website

Christo Sevov, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Caroline Terry,…

Member Spotlight - Gerika Logan

With this week's STEAM member spotlight, we want to highlight Gerika Logan!

Gerika Logan serves as the Outreach Coordinator at the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis …

Karen Dannemiller discussing East Palestine on CNN

Karen Dannemiller, Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering and Environmental Health Sciences, did excellent work on CNN answering questions and explaining the importance of ongoing sampling…

Growing Research opportunities 2023 GRO Cohort

Article originally from The Office of Enterprise, Research, Innovation and Knowledge Website.

Representing seven colleges from around the university, 25 researchers have been…

The OSU Oval

The 2022 class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) includes four investigators from The Ohio State University, with two scientists coming from the College…

Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska

This article originally appeared in Ohio State News by Chris Bournea.

President Joe Biden has appointed The Ohio State University Vice President for Knowledge…

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This article was originally posted on Ohio State News by Emily Caldwell.

Four scientists at The Ohio State University have been elected to the 2022 class of American Association…

Headshots of Michael Smoley and Sophia Buskirk

Welcome Michael Smoley and Sophia Buskirk to The STEAM Factory Team! Michael Smoley is a new full-time staff member for STEAM while Sophia is our new intern. You can get to know both Michael and…

Mary Rodriguez

Originally published November 30, 2021

As a child, Mary Rodriguez can recall days when, every so often, dinner looked a little different than others: a meal of rice and salchichas …

Detail of Orton Hall tower

Adelyn Arens is a junior Data Analytics and Economics Major at The Ohio State University interning at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

Over the past six months,…

Jonathan Jacobs

Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Jacobs, Assistant Professor in Plant Pathology and IDI Discovery Theme faculty hire, who was presented with the highly competitive APS Hewitt & Hewitt Award last…

Healthy vegetation sits alongside a field scorched by fire in the Amazon rainforest

Originally published by Wired on June 10, 2021

Photograph: Getty Images (included from original article)

A major new report calls on humanity to tackle the biodiversity and…

Atar Herziger

Originally published July 6, 2021 by the Sustainability Institute

Atar Herziger, a postdoctoral researcher for the Sustainability Institute, School of Environment and Natural…

OHI/O banner in the foreground reads "Let's create something AMAZING at Ohio State's Flagship Hackathon", there are attendees working in the background

High School I/O is a creative race for innovation and exploration presented by OHI/O, Ohio State’s Informal Learning Program. (hack.osu.edu) This is a one-day event of coding, building, and…

illustration of a concert; the band is on stage with an explosion behind them, someone in the audience is filming with their smartphone

Originally published June 2021 by Ohio State INSIGHTS

Adding visuals to music shows up everywhere now. In YouTube videos, in pop concerts, even in Christmas light displays…

Karima Samadi

Originally published on June 30, 2021 by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

This month's DEI Faculty and Staff Spotlight features Karima Samadi who is a Food and…

Exterior view of Thompson Library

Originally shared by the Translational Data Analytics Institute

The Economist's Babbage podcast and two articles in publication's June 19 science and technology quarterly journal include…

Exterior of Orton Hall

Originally posted by the Translational Data Analytics Institute here

TDAI core faculty members Dr. Huan Sun (computer science and engineering), Dr. Xia Ning (biomedical informatics…

Aerial view of Ohio State Oval

Faculty occupy many roles at the university: educators, researchers, advisors, administrators, etc. Now, faculty are taking on new roles and responsibilities as part of the STEAM Factory’s…

Tulips

As part of the STEAM Factory’s commitment to interdisciplinary research and outreach, the Convergent Learning from Divergent Perspectives project (NSF AISL #1811119) brings…

Students studying in library

The Interdisciplinary Team of Instructors: Alison Bennett (bennett.1242@osu.edu), Charlene Brenner, Jeff Agnoli, Marcela Hernandez, Liz Kirby, Mark Moritz, Risa Pesapane, Zoe Plakias, Courtney…

Students in outdoor class

Watch as STEAM members, Mary Rodriguez and Susan Melsop, and two additional Ohio State faculty members, Nyama McCarthy-Brown and William Miller, share their thoughts on the importance of engaging…

Ohio State Oval at dawn

STEAM Communities Embody Interdisciplinary Collaboration

In studying the intricacies of interdisciplinary collaboration within the STEAM Factory, we further explore members’ collaborative…

Ohio State Oval

STEAM Members Collaborate Regardless of Inaugural Year

Innovation and creative problem-solving occurs outside interdisciplinary silos through interactions across diverse talents and expertise…

Courtney Price helping a young student with plant samples

Original article created and published by the Office of Outreach and Engagement at The Ohio State University.

Community Connectors is a monthly series highlighting Ohio…

Ayaz Hyder sitting at a playground

Originally posted through Outreach and Engagement

March 2021

Engaged Scholars is a monthly series highlighting Ohio State faculty who have made…

Mary Rodriguez works with community partners in Tanzania to collect data about agricultural needs in an arid area of the country.

Originally posted here on January 2021 by the Office of Outreach and Engagement at The Ohio State University

Engaged Scholars is a monthly series highlighting Ohio…

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Get a behind the scenes look at the Be the Street creation process! This short documentary created by Peyton Del Toro and translated by Sebastian Muñoz Ruz gives you an inside perspective into…

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CatStravaganza January Franklinton Friday

By: Maria Bergman, Student Assistant for The STEAM Factory

The STEAM Factory welcomed the New Year with another…

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By: Maria Bergman, Student Assistant at The STEAM Factory

This month’s Franklinton Friday followed the fascinating theme of Space and Movement. This monthly event takes place to offer observers…

Stock theromostat

Written by Emily Caldwell, originally published through Ohio State News

Your characterization of the thermostat war going on in your house is likely to depend at least in part on whether you…

seven students are featured on screen using computers for word processing in a classroom setting

Written by Chris Orban, Assistant Professor of Physics, The Ohio State University

Original publication here

In 2013, a who’s who of the tech world came together to launch a new…

Hannah Kostrin

Written by Ohio State ADVANCE

The Ohio State ADVANCE Faculty Research Lecture Series focuses on the research journey of Ohio State faculty. Invited
speakers highlight their research…

Lisa Hall provides STEM workshops to local students.

Written by the College of Engineering

Professor Lisa Hall has been elected director of the Ohio State University STEAM Factory, an organization whose mission is to facilitate…

Breast Cancer Cells

Written by Laura Arenschield

Electromagnetic fields might help prevent some breast cancers from spreading to other parts of the body, new research has found.

The study showed…

Dr. Kaplan speaking to the audience

Ice and Fire

By: Maria Bergman, Student Assistant for the STEAM Factory

Hilary Bussell, an Assistant Professor in the University Libraries moderated this month’s salon-style seminar on Ice…

Presenters talking to the audience

What In Incredible amout of "Energy" during our March Franklinton Friday!!

By: Maria Bergman, Student Assistant for the STEAM Factory

On March 8th, The STEAM Factory opened its doors for…

Derek Sawyer talking about the seismograph

By: Maria Bergman, Student Assistant for the STEAM Factory

A ripple of excitement and curiosity was felt in STEAM at this month’s salon-style seminar series as it covered waves as interpreted…

Dr. Jesse Fox speaking at Columbus Science Pub

Jesse Fox, who received her Ph.D. from Stanford University, is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at The Ohio State University and Director of the Virtual Environment,…

Photo of Dr. Paul Sutter answering questions

On November 29th, the Science Pub at the Backstage Bistro hosted Dr. Paul Sutter, an astrophysicist at The Ohio State University in the department of Astronomy and Astro-particle physics,…

Group Photo for Syren Dance Company

Event Combining Science with Modern Dance By: Maria Bergman, Student Assistant for the STEAM Factory

The STEAM Factory’s very own astrophysicist and Space Radio Host, Paul Sutter, partnered with…

STEAM Members sitting at a table watching a presentation

At this month’s salon style seminar series, an evening of lively discussion about Loco-Motion took place over some delicious appetizers and friendly exchanges. To get the conversation moving, Dr…

woman holding two beetles out for a young girl who is excited

To wrap up the September STEAM events, ten wonderful women scholars from across the disciplines at The Ohio State University came together to share stories of their studies and academic careers…

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Event explores folklore and science behind the wolf

From childhood to adulthood, Americans are taught to fear wolves. As kids, we’re told fables of wolves eating grandmothers and blowing…

Presenters Dr. Andreas Chavez and Meagen Horn

On October 4th, the Columbus Science Pub returned for the autumn semester in a big way! The event featured Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology faculty member Dr. Andreas Chavez and bilingual…

STEAM members sitting at a table smiling and shaking hands

This September’s STEAM Exchange was a rewarding night full of collaborative connections! This month’s theme was Speed Collaborations, making for a fun and fast event through which academics were…

The STEAM Factory

Universities are the largest repositories of domain-specific expertise, diverse talent and human capital. Whereas formal structured coursework typically progresses linearly, innovation occurs…

Make OHIO

Written by STEAM Factory Intern, Xiaohan Huo

The annual MakeOHI/O hardware hackathon at the Ohio State University concluded with great success this weekend with students’ wonderful…

Bruce Ackley

Written by Collin Sparling, STEAM Intern, fouth-year in English

What if you could make spinach artichoke dip but without the spinach and it would taste nearly exactly the same? What if…

Panelist answering questions from the screening of Byrd 1933 at STEAM Factory

It was popcorn and movie night at the STEAM Factory on Thursday, January 25th, as we hosted the Environmental Humanities Program and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center showing a special…

Wei Xu

Ohio State Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering and STEAM Factory Member, Wei Xu, was named one of the third-round winners in CrowdFlower’s $1 million “AI For Everyone…

Paintbrush and palette

Ohio State’s Center for Ethics and Human Values’ COMPAS program will be holding a visual art contest on their…

Dustin-Mixon

STEAM Factory member and Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Dr. Dustin Mixon was featured in an article by Forbes on Nov. 3.

Mixon co-authored and published an article on arXiv.org…

Photo of Professor Chris Orban

This article was originally posted on https://physics.osu.edu/news/prof.-chris-orban-receives-aip-meggers-project-award on November 6, 2017

Chris Orban

Written by Jake Rahe, class of 2019

A team led by Prof. Chris Orban and a small group of STEAM factory members recently released two smartphone apps that…

Dustin-Mixon

Written by Mara Mason, Class of 2019

STEAM Factory member and Ohio State assistant professor of Mathematics Dr. Dustin Mixon published an academic paper “An impossibility…

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Written by Jake Rahe, class of 2019

Ohio State’s Discovery Themes is taking large steps in becoming a world leader in infectious disease research and teaching with the launch of its new…

The Artrepreneur Workshop

The Artrepreneaur Workshop series ran through May 5th - June 5th at The STEAM Factory. The workshop is annual free comprehensive professional development series for established and aspiring arts…

Ayaz Hyder Presenting at RMC Interdisciplinary Methods Festival

STEAM Factory member Ayaz Hyder discussed agent-based modeling as a part of a two-part presentation at the Interdisciplinary…

Arnab Nandi presenting on gesture-driven exploration.

STEAM Factory co-founder and former Director of Collaborative Research, Arnab Nandi (Associate Professor, Computer Science and…

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-This interview featuring Hilary Bussell was conducted on July 10th, 2017 by Brooke Little.

The STEAM Factory is constantly growing with new members! Each month, we will be sharing a series…

A lot of information contained in cosmic voids, study suggests

This article was written by Paul Sutter and originally appeared at: https://www.space.com/37212-we-dont-planet-cosmic-distance-ladder.html on June 23, 2017.

Check out the full…

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On Thursday June 8th, the STEAM Factory opened its doors to host Chamber Brews for a special filled event for music lovers! Chamber Brews is a performance series that focuses on audience…

Anne Co

This article was written by Molly Bloom and was orginially published on June 16, 2017 at http://www.brainson.org/the-future-of-fuel-and-the-problem-with-exhaust-road-trip-pt-2/

Jim Fowler

This article was originally posted on https://www.osu.edu/features/2017/five-things-to-know-about-ohio-states-math-maven.html on June 14, 2017. Jim Fowler wants you to love math like he does…

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Zakee L. Sabree, assistant professor, EEOB, received a three-year, $509, 903 NSF grant to study “Bacteria-mediated gut development and symbiont genome evolution in a model…

STEAM Exchange

The STEAM Exchange for the month of March was another success! This month, the topic of discussion was taking stock. Presenters for the evening included one from Ohio State as well as a…

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Please join the STEAM Factory in congratulating STEAM…

December Franklinton Friday Flyer

Written by Faryn Ash, STEAM Factory Intern, Class of 2017

On December 9, 2016 the STEAM Factory opened its door for the final Franklinton Friday of 2016! For this festive evening,…

David Brown

The STEAM Factory space was filled with fun last Friday for the September 9th…

Rob Pyatt Weird Science Presentation

By Faryn Ash, STEAM Intern

On Thursday, September 8, 2016 The College of Arts and Sciences hosted the STEAM Factory Showcase in the Strongwater gallery at 400 West Rich Street. The evening…

Comic Con

(Written by OSU College of Arts and Sciences, August 12th, 2016. http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/news/comic-book-science)

Science v. Comic Book Science: Local Experts Panel Sorts It Out …

Krishnan

(Article written by The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences Communications Office, August 11th, 2016. https:artsandsciences.osu.edu/news/orosr-award-supports-young-mathematicians…

A lot of information contained in cosmic voids, study suggests

Article written by Pam Frost Gorder on August 11, 2016. https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/08/11/voidgrav/

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Researchers who are looking for new ways to probe the nature of…

Pic of STEAM Member Arnulfo Perez

Article by Robin Chenoweth, Advancement Communications, College of Education and Human Ecology. Dated July 7, 2016. news.ehe.osu.edu.2016/07/07/stemming-hate-teaching-algebra-in-a-new-way/

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The STEAM Factory

Congratulations to our STEAM Members, Dr. Harmony Bench and Dr. Chris Orban, on their awards from the Battelle Engineering, Technology, and Human Affairs (BETHA) endowment! Bench and Orban were…

Pecha Kucha

HIV is a disease not often talked about widely in society, but last Tuesday night at The STEAM Factory, it was all anyone could talk about. Students from the course, HIV: From Macro…

April Franklinton Friday

The STEAM Factory space was filled with creativity last Friday for the April 8th Franklinton Friday. The night consisted of many interactive activities for all ages that were engaging, fun, and…

Interactive Demonstration of Planetary motion

STEAM Factory members, Roman Holowinsky, and Eddie Pauline are quoted in the Ohio State University student-run newspaper, The Lantern, this week about happenings at The STEAM Factory. The…

Paul sitting at the Not so late show

On March 31st, STEAM Member Paul Sutter appeared on the sold-out premiere of The Not So Late Show with Johnny DiLoretto, a live talk show hosted at the Shadowbox. Along with Paul, the show…

Collaboration at March STEAM Exchange

The March STEAM Exchange was filled with interactive discussion around the topic of preservation. There were four very interesting presentations that discussed diverse topics including how data…

In the OSU Movement Lab

Advances in robotics technology are enabling prosthetic feet to mimic the natural function of human feet and improve mobility for amputees. Researchers at The Ohio State University want to…