Voices of Excellence

Voices of Excellence


Latest Episodes

Paul Reitter: A Capital Idea
December 18, 2024

Paul Reitter, a Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Ohio State University, discusses his recent translation of Volume 1 of Karl Marx’s Capital with host David Staley. Reitter discusses

Erin Lin Discusses When the Bombs Stopped: The Legacy of War in Rural Cambodia
December 11, 2024

Erin Lin, Associate Professor of Political Science, and author of When the Bombs Stopped: The Legacy of War in Rural Cambodia discusses her research. She focuses on the the enduring impact on Cambodia

Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin: Artisanal Quantum Research
December 04, 2024

Professor of physics Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin studies quantum information science and engineering (QISE), a combination of quantum mechanics and information technology, and its applicability in compu

Stephen Gavazzi: Shaping Public Policy with Data
November 20, 2024

Steve Gavazzi, Director of the College of Arts and Sciences CHRR and professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology, joins host David Staley to discuss Gavazzis research on public higher ed

Jeffrey Cohen: “I Can’t Do Work on Them if I Don’t Eat Them, Right?” The Scholarship of Eating Grasshoppers
November 13, 2024

Some people look at a grasshopper and see an insect. Anthropology professor Jeffrey Cohen sees a snack. Cohens research spans migration, development, and nutrition, interests that have taken him fr

Margaret Ellen Newell: How to Bring Undergraduates into Praxis
November 06, 2024

Margaret Ellen Newell, Distinguished Professor of History, talks with host David Staley about her directorship at the History Praxis Lab, a collaborative research initiative funded by the Mellon Found

I am a Storm Chaser: Jana Houser and the Study of Tornados
October 30, 2024

Dr. Jana Houser, an Associate Professor of Geography and Director of Undergraduate Studies, discusses her pioneering research on tornadoes through the use of mobile radar technology. She describes to

Exploring Shakespeare’s London with Christopher Highley
October 09, 2024

Christopher Highley, Professor of English and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at The Ohio State University, discusses the context and findings of his most recent book, Blac

Elizabeth Renker: Discovering and Recovering Sarah Piatt
October 02, 2024

Elizabeth Renker, Professor of English at The Ohio State University, discusses her work in Discovering Sarah Piatt, a podcast and recovery project aimed at reclaiming the legacy of 19th-century poet

Andréa G Grottoli: Will Coral Reefs Survive?
September 25, 2024

Andra Grottoli, Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences, discusses her research on and the future of coral reefs with host David Staley. Grottoli shares insights into coral biology, the impacts of