The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada is the major federal agency responsible for funding natural sciences and engineering research in Canada. NSERC directly funds university professors and students as well as Canadian companies to perform research and training. With funding from the Government of Canada,NSERC supports the research of over 41,000 students,trainees and professors at universities and colleges in Canada with an annual budget of CA$1.1 billion in 2015. Its current director is Alejandro Adem.
Joyce Marie Beatty is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013,and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Beatty represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008,serving for a time as minority leader. She was also previously the senior vice-president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State University.
Michael B. Coleman is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd mayor of Columbus,Ohio. He was the first African-American to serve as the mayor of Ohio's capital city.
Richard Adams Cordray is an American lawyer and politician who served from 2021 to 2024 as COO of Federal Student Aid in the United States Department of Education. From 2012 to 2017,he served as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Before that,Cordray variously served as Ohio's attorney general,solicitor general,and treasurer. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio in 2018. In April 2024,the Biden administration announced Cordray's departure after a chaotic rollout of changes to the FAFSA student aid application form.
Troy Anthony Carter Sr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 7th district. A member of the Democratic Party,Carter also previously served on the New Orleans City Council and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is currently the only Democrat in Louisiana's congressional delegation.
The Columbus mayoral election of 2011 was the 84th mayoral election in Columbus,Ohio. It was held on Tuesday,November 8,2011. Incumbent mayor Michael B. Coleman defeated challenger Earl W. Smith. The scheduled nonpartisan primary was canceled because only two candidates were able to make the ballot. While the election was formally nonpartisan,Coleman was affiliated with the Democratic party while Smith was affiliated with the Republican party. Coleman was re-elected to a fourth term and became the longest-serving mayor of Columbus.
Stephanie Kunze is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate for the 16th district. She formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 24th district. Prior to her election,she was a member of Hilliard City Council and a secretary at Norwich Elementary School.
The Columbus City Council is the lawmaking body of Columbus,Ohio. It meets in the City Council Chambers located on the second floor of Columbus City Hall. Following the 2023 election,the City Council expanded from seven to nine members. Council members are elected at-large in a single election but are separated into nine districts.
The 2015 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 3,2015,to elect the Mayor of Columbus,Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the May 5 primary advancing to the general election,regardless of party.
Hearcel F. Craig is an American politician serving as the Senator for the 15th District of the Ohio State Senate. Craig formerly served in the United States Army and then had a career with the Ohio Department of Youth Services. He then went on to help develop City Year in Columbus. He has a degree from Central Michigan University. In 2007,Craig was appointed to serve on Columbus City Council. While on Council,Craig rose to serve as President Pro Tempore.
Andrew James Ginther is an American Democratic politician,the 53rd mayor of Columbus,Ohio,and the 48th person to serve in that office. He previously served as President of Columbus City Council from 2011 until 2015.
JaneéL. Ayers is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In 2015,Ayers was appointed to Detroit City Council as an at large member after the resignation of Saunteel Jenkins,and elected for the remainder of the term on November 8,2016. She was reelected to city council for a full four-year term on November 7,2017. Ayers was defeated in the November 2021 City Council general election.
Douglas Lynn Hoelscher is an American politician who served as director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Trump administration.
The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and civil disturbances that initially started in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota,United States,before spreading nationwide. In Columbus,Ohio,unrest began on May 28,2020,two days after incidents began in Minneapolis. The events were a reaction to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officer Derek Chauvin,who knelt on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes,asphyxiating him.
The Michael B. Coleman Government Center is a municipal office building of Columbus,Ohio,in the city's downtown Civic Center. The building,completed in 2018,is named for former mayor Michael Coleman.
The government of Columbus,Ohio,headquartered at Columbus City Hall in Downtown Columbus,is organized into a mayor-council system. The mayor is responsible for the administration of city government. The Columbus City Council is a unicameral body consisting of nine members elected or appointed at-large. The city has numerous government agencies,responsible for public education,health,and safety;emergency services;recreational facilities;sanitation;water supply;and welfare services.
The Trolley District is a mixed-use complex in Columbus,Ohio. The three-acre (1.2 ha) site houses the East Market,a public market and food hall,as well as two bars,restaurants,a brewery,and event space,with plans for neighboring apartments. The property is located in the city's Franklin Park neighborhood and is a contributing part of the Columbus Near East Side District,listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Latyna M. Humphrey is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 2nd district. She assumed office on October 13,2021.
William Byron Ireland was a nationally known American architect. He was known for his design of the Ohio History Center,which Architectural Record considered the most architecturally significant public structure constructed in the state since the Ohio Statehouse was completed in the 1860s.
Priscilla R. Tyson is a former Columbus Councilwoman and is the longest-serving female councilmember in the Columbus City Council's history. She is the founding director for City Year Columbus. She also spearheaded the passage of Columbus' CROWN Act to end hair discrimination.
