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The healing power of creative engagement

The healing power of creative engagement

By combining artistic expression with neuroscience, Lise Worthen-Chaudhari is making huge strides in healing those with neural impairments.
6-minute read
A tango that heals
A tango that heals and inspires cancer survivors
2-minute read
A sow's song
Can music reduce livestock aggression?
2-minute read
A woman uses the LabanLens virtual reality headset.
Dance like the future is watching
5-minute read
Visualizing music: the history, and promise, it offers audiences and musicians
Visualizing music: its history and promise
6-minute read
The beauty of public art? You can't avoid it
The beauty of public art? You can’t avoid it
3-minute read
An artistic approach to autism
An artistic approach to treating autism
2-minute read
Using comics to inspire inclusion
Using comics to inspire inclusion
6-minute read
The rise of the female superhero
The rise of the female superhero
3-minute read
Your child's reading list probably isn't diverse enough
Your child’s reading list probably isn’t diverse enough
2-minute read
An illustration of a cello.
How music plays your emotions
3-minute read
Five career lessons I learned in college
Five career lessons I learned in college
6-minute read
When you hit an emotional or creative roadblock, read a good book
Sparking creativity through reading
8-minute read
A sweet twist on fine art
A sweet and tasty twist on fine art
4-minute read
Ohio State faculty member Luis Aldama
Minute Professor: Deeper meaning of comic-book blockbusters
1-minute read
Ohio State faculty member Jeff Cohen
Minute Professor: Zombies!
6-minute read
Brushing through burnout
4-minute read
AJ Heckman in front of his paintings.
Drawing to clarity after a bipolar disorder diagnosis
8-minute read
Teacher Katie Silcott smiles while holding sheet music as students stand in the background
An alumna’s philosophy: Teach music, spread joy!
15-minute read
A digital art image of a man composed of pixels with colorful pixel men in the background.
Chuck Csuri was at his most comfortable on the edge
3-minute read
Jeff Sparr paints while dressed in a coach covered with paint splatters.
How painting helped him cope with OCD
4-minute read
Van der Heijden prepares Side Effects: Paintings by Patrick McDonnell 2016–2021 for exhibition at Ohio State’s Urban Arts Space.
Art to bring the community together
10-minute read
Bob Long in Ohio Stadium.
A ’Shoe expert built a mini version in his basement
6-minute read
The Dead Sea Scrolls.
New tech to decipher ancient manuscripts
2-minute read
Pokagon Potawatomi baskets on display
Pokagon Potawatomi baskets on display
2-minute read
Musicians on stage at the Timashev Family Music building.
Timashev Family Music Building is for ‘everyone’
4-minute read
Wexner Center for the Arts Director Gaëtane Verna
New Wexner Center executive director: opportunity is ‘the dream’
4-minute read
Nyama McCarthy-Brown.
Ohio State announces Artist Laureate
3-minute read
Maggie Smith.
Finding resilience in art and life
2-minute read
An ornament hangs on a Christmas tree.
Tips for Christmas trees and poinsettias
2-minute read