This book presents articles at the interface of two active areas of research: classical
topology and the relatively new field of geometric group theory. It includes two long survey
articles one on proofs of the Farrell¿Jones conjectures and the other on ends of spaces and
groups. In 2010¿2011 Ohio State University (OSU) hosted a special year in topology and
geometric group theory. Over the course of the year there were seminars workshops short
weekend conferences and a major conference out of which this book resulted. Four other
research articles complement these surveys making this book ideal for graduate students and
established mathematicians interested in entering this area of research.
