Arizona also has a toxicology program.
I've lived in the other two major cities, but not Columbus (I'm assuming you're looking at OSU's main campus). I'd imagine that people in the areas around campus are at least used to seeing cyclists because of the large university population. They're also probably used to seeing cyclists doing stupid things (students trying to get across campus), so if you do smart things, you're good. I don't know much about it, though.
(Since I'm also looking at OSU, I think I'll be finding this out eventually.)