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News: America 250 at Ohio State

  • America was hopeful and proud 250 years ago. Are you?

    Jason Opal | July 1, 2026
    From the perspective of 2026, a time of deep pessimism in America, what is most striking about 1776 is how optimistic the patriots sound. With the stroke of a feather, their self-anointed Congress simply declared that the “United Colonies” had assumed “a separate and equal station” with other nations and were thus entitled to do “all Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do.”

  • America250: Design students and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (video)

    June 11, 2026
    Assistant Professor Will Nickley and Associate Professor Amanda Huynh discuss their design students' capstone projects and the collaboration with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Huynh said that a major benefit of the program is that many of the projects could be implemented pretty quickly, which would support the parks department as well as Ohioans.

  • Ohio Works: Innovation and Industry with Rebekah Matheny (video)

    June 11, 2026
    As part of the America 250 at Ohio State celebration, Associate Professor Rebekah Matheny discusses the Department of Design's collaboration with Mohawk Group, which enables the students to learn from experts in sustainability, in circular design and manufacturing methodologies.

  • Your America in 250 Words: Piangpitcha Inthiti

    Piangpitcha Inthiti | June 10, 2026
    A PhD student from Thailand in the Department of Teaching and Learning of the College of Education and Human Ecology , Piangpitcha Inthiti shares her “Your America in 250 Words” essay.

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