Upcoming Schedule
(Buckeye Talks on Tap take place monthly on a predetermined Tuesday, see the schedule below for detailed dates and subjects.)
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 5:30 p.m. - "What the Supreme Court Should Say About Sex Discrimination"
Featured Speaker: Associate Director, Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society , Chris Green (https://chasecenter.osu.edu/user-profile/51)
Tue., January 13, 2026 - TBA
Tue., February 10, 2026 - 5:30 p.m. - "Cancer mutation signatures at high resolution"
Featured Speaker: Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Member of the James Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Ohio State University, Dr. Ruben Petreaca
Although all cancers are characterized by an accumulation of mutations, not all mutations are equal. Some mutations known as "driver" are key to causing cancer while many accumulate in the background and are known as "passenger". Using artificial intelligence algorithms, we can now identify which mutations are important for cancer and can generate specific signatures that distinguish one cancer from another. This research has implications in diagnosis, prognostication, and therapy.
Tue., March 3, 2026 - TBA
Tue., April 14, 2026 - TBA
Tue., May 19, 2026 - TBA
Tue., June 9 , 2026 - TBA
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Assistant Professor at Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and SocietyBriana Frakes (https://chasecenter.osu.edu/user-profile/54 ): “Civil War in Virginia"
Tuesday, February 9, 2027, 5:30 p.m.
Lecturer at Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and SocietyDavid Little (https://chasecenter.osu.edu/user-profile/59): "Virtue in The Federalist” or “Moderation and Debt in Pennsylvania's Critical Period: William Findlay, Albert Gallatin, and Robert Morris.”
News Stories
October 14, 2025 - Student researcher shares details of explosive 1839 Marion court case
Featured Speaker: Ohio State Marion Academic Advisor, Sharon Gattshall
The Ohio State University at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes Ohio State Marion Academic Advisor and Student Research, Sharon Gattshall, who will present a free public lecture titled, “"Bill Anderson’s Fight for Freedom, Marion, Ohio 1839," Tuesday, October 14th, 5:30 p.m. at Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen.
September 9, 2025 - English language and literacy topic for upcoming Sept. Buckeye Talks on Tap
Featured Speaker: Ohio State Professor of Psychology, Dr. Nikole Patson
The Ohio State University at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes Ohio State Marion Professor of Psychology, Nikole Patson, who will present a free public lecture titled, “The Many Voices of English: How Language and Reading Build Community,” Tuesday, September 9, 5:30 p.m. at Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen.
August 12, 2025 - Lecture series highlights beekeeping positive impacts on campus and beyond
Featured Speakers: Eric Bailey & Todd Lee
Ohio State Marion students Eric Bailey and Todd Lee discussed the bee apiary project the two military veterans spearheaded at Ohio State Marion's Larry R. Yoder Prairie Learning Laboratory. The two discussed their involvement in the Central Ohio Bee Keepers Association Veterans' Beekeeping School, the ecological benefits of introducing hives to the prairie, as well as the honey bee's crucial role to agriculture and food production around the world.
July 8, 2025 - Ohio State chemistry professor talks evolution of drug design
Featured Speaker: Ohio State Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dr. Ryan Yoder, Ph.D.
With approximately 61% of Americans taking at least one prescription medication and 27% taking 4 or more prescriptions in 2025, The Ohio State University at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap will take an in depth look at the history and development of drugs. Ohio State Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ryan Yoder will present a free community lecture entitled “The Evolution of Drug Design: From Remedies to Rationality,” Tuesday, July 8, 5:30 p.m. at Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen.
June 10, 2025 - June lecture community lecture centers on the “State of Lake Erie”
Featured Speaker: Director of Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Christopher Winslow, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes Director of The Ohio State University Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Christopher Winslow, Ph.D. Tuesday, June 10, 5:30 p.m. to Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen for a lecture entitled “The State of Lake Erie: Nutrients and Harmful Algal Blooms.”
May 13, 2025 - The Art of Carousel Restoration on tap at monthly lecture series
Featured speaker: Master Carousel Carver and Restorationist, Todd Goings
The Ohio State University at Marion lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap welcomes Marion, Ohio master carousel carver and restorationist Todd Goings Tuesday, May 13, 5:30 p.m. for a lecture entitled “The Art of Carousel Restoration.”
April 8, 2025 - Lecture series topic focuses on “Engineering a Better Marion”
Featured speaker: Ohio State Marion Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Qudsia Tahmina
The Ohio State University at Marion and Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen partnered lecture series Buckeye Talks on Tap (formerly Lectures on Tap), welcomes Ohio State Marion Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Qudsia Tahmina to The Dock at Bucci’s, Tuesday, April 8 5:30 p.m. for a lecture entitled, “Engineering a Better Marion.”
March 11, 2025 - Community lecture series talks Ohio wines
Featured speaker: Ohio State Senior Academic Program Coordinator of Comparative Studies and Associated Faculty in Comparative Studies, and French and Italian, Mark Anthony Arceño, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University at Marion in partnership with Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen welcome Ohio State Senior Academic Program Coordinator of Comparative Studies and Associated Faculty in Comparative Studies, and French and Italian, Mark Anthony Arceño, Ph.D. to the Dock at Bucci’s, on Tuesday, March 11, at 5:30 p.m. Arceño will present a discussion entitled, “Crafting Terroir: Wine, Place, and Identity in Central Ohio,” as part of the monthly community lecture series.
February 11, 2025 - Community lecture series shares tips for Ohio gardeners
Featured speaker: Marion Microfarm Coordinator and owner of Gracie’s Botanicals, Grace Hand
The Ohio State University at Marion in partnership with Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen welcome Marion Microfarm Coordinator and owner of Gracie’s Botanicals, Grace Hand to the Dock at Bucci’s, Tuesday, February 11, 5:30 p.m. Hand will present a discussion entitled, “A Gardener’s Guide to Growing in Ohio as part of the monthly lecture series Lectures on Tap.
January 14, 2025 - New community lecture series to begin at Bucci’s January 14
Tuesday, January 14, 5:30 p.m. is the inaugural lecture featuring Ohio State Marion Assistant Professor of Physics, Dr. Chris Orban who will present a lecture entitled, The Science Behind an Unforgettable Year in Backyard Astronomy. Dr. Orban will share his perspective on these events and explain how the sun’s 11-year cycle of magnetic activity made it especially memorable.
