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Dr. Megan Quimper is the Recipient of the CAS Award for Excellence in Leadership and Engagement 2025-2026
Dr. Megan Quimper in Liberia
Last April, Dr. Megan Quimper was part of a physician leadership team traveling to Liberia to assess the feasibility of establishing a…
CAS Hosts High Level Angolan Delegation on Campus
Ohio State welcomed an Angolan government delegation to campus on April 10, 2026 at the Wampler Family Conference Room in the Kunz-Brundige Franklin County Extension Building. João Ernesto dos…
Please Donate to the Center for African Studies Renaissance Fund 2026
Center for African Studies Renaissance 2026
Established by the Center for African Studies, the Renaissance Fund augments the Center’s vitality. Income will be allocated by the Director of…
Africa acacias ‘go for broke’ to grow, use up water to survive drought
Study is first genome-scale analysis of iconic umbrella acacia
Emily Caldwell
Ohio State News
Young umbrella acacia trees in Africa survive severe drought by…
Africa @ Noon: Going Beyond Text with AI for African Languages
CAS held its second Africa @ Noon lecture of the new academic year on Wednesday, October 29. Abraham Toluwase Owodunni, is a foreign student from Nigeria undergoing his PhD matriculation…
CAS Keynote Speaker at Ohio University's Africa Night Celebration
On Saturday, October 11, CAS was the honored guest at Ohio University’s Africa Night organized by members of OU’s student body. As the guests of honor, CAS’ director (Dr. Ousman Kobo), and…
Ghanaian King Tsuru II Visits the Wexner Center
CAS jointly hosted King Tackie Teiki Tsuru II, King of the Ga Peoples of Accra (Ga Mantse), with the City of Columbus and the Wexner Center for the Arts on August 1st. The Ga Mantse was in…
CAS at the Columbus African Festival
In July, the Center of African Studies took part in the annual Columbus African Festival held in Genoa Park. The Center partnered with African Studies at Ohio University, Kent State Center for…
Ghanaian Delegation Visits Ohio State, CAS
In May, Ohio State and the Center for African Studies hosted a delegation of ministers from Ghana to discuss future collaborations and strengthen the Columbus-Accra sister-city relationship…