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People and bones on tables at a genetic identification laboratory in Colombia

September 16, 2026

Mershon Search Lab featured in Ohio State News

We are thrilled to share an Ohio State News story featuring our Mershon Search Lab and our Colombian collaborators Unidad de Búsqueda de Personas dadas por Desaparecidas (UBPD).

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Mershon funded Graduate Student projects announced

The Mershon Center is proud to fund new graduate student projects in Anthropology, Geography, History, History of Art, Political Science, Social Work, and Sociology. Congratulations to Paromita…

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Marc Lynch in Foreign Affairs on "The Coming Arab Backlash"

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Erin Lin talks new book on the Thip Khao Talk Podcast by Legacies of War

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Peter Mansoor makes appearance on CNN

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Lydia Walker releases new book in May 2024

Congratulations to Lydia Walker on the upcoming publication of her new book, States-in-Waiting, A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization. (Cambridge University Press, May 2024).

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McSweeney named American Association for the Advance of Science Fellow

Kendra McSweeney, along with seven others at The Ohio State University, has been elected to the 2023 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows.

The AAAS…

To celebrate his selection as the next Artist Laureate, Kevin McClatchy receives a gold wreath from current Artist Laureate Nyama McCarthy-Brown.
Kevin McClatchy selected as 2024-25 Artist Laureate

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Mueller writes "A Return to U.S. Casualty Aversion" for the CATO Institute

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Hahn named College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor

Congratulations to Peter Hahn on being named College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor! The title of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor serves to honor full professor colleagues…