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OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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China Gateway Hosts Virtual Pre-Departure Orientation

For the eighth consecutive year, the China Gateway hosted a pre-departure orientation for incoming students from China. This year is the first the orientation was virtual instead of in-person. Since 2012, the Office of International Affairs, in partnership with Student Life and OSAS, has offered this opportunity for future students and their families to learn more about college life, connect with other Ohio State students and learn important information.

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Faculty Spotlight: Kai Zhao

Kai Zhao, associate professor of otolaryngology in the College of Medicine and director of the Nasal Physiology and Therapeutic Center, conducted a study that might explain why humans register some tastes more quickly than others, potentially due to each flavor’s molecular size. This research, published in July 2020 in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, also provided explanation as to why humans register taste more quickly when food or drink moves over their tongues quickly, as compared to when they are held in their mouth steadily.

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August 25
First day of autumn semester
September 1
Women in the World: Global Poverty, Gender and Race
September 17
Buckeye Diversity Dialogue Series
October 6
International Photography Competition Submission Deadline