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Norah Zuniga Shaw, a professor in the Department of Dance and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, during a performance of Climate Gathering. Photo credit Heather Taylor.
May 28

How the arts and humanities are confronting climate change

Climate change isn't just an issue for science. It's a complex problem that requires a bold response from artists, activists, performers and creators. These are some ways they're using narrative and emotion to amplify and connect with a dangerous global emergency.
Craig Jenkins alongside an Athrogathia temporary repair in embankment
May 11

Mershon Center's research into Bangladesh's migration crisis reveals c...

Mershon Center researchers C.K. Shum, Craig Jenkins and Joyce Chen take an interdisciplinary approach to study the impacts of climate change on international security in coastal Bangladesh.

The Oval changes from winter to warmer weather
May 5

Climate change making impacts right here in Ohio

The impacts of climate change aren't just felt on coastlines, glaciers or oceans. Environmental shifts are felt in Ohio, too. Bryan Mark, state climatologist and professor of geography, and Aaron Wilson, senior researcher at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, are shedding light on how the state is affected.
arctic ice
April 28

Solving climate's toughest questions, one challenge at a time

Associate Professor Jialin Lin has solved some of the most stubborn questions in climate modeling and forecasting. Now, he turning his attention to even more complex challenge: predicting climate change.

Arabidopsis
April 21

ABRC combating plant blindness, educating on climate change

An often-overlooked plant with a hard-to-pronounce name is helping to grow students’ understanding of the impacts of climate change.
April 1

EEOB professor’s research to tackle problems measuring biodiversity ...

We’ve all heard about dwindling biodiversity across the planet, but it turns out scientists have a difficult time actually verifying it. This summer, Assistant Professor Marta Jarzyna is leading a new research project that addresses one of the biggest problems in measuring biodiversity.
Associate Professor Julie Field in Fiji
Feb. 27

Archaeology and the beyond in tropical paradise

To Associate Professor Julie Field, the Pacific islands are more than just places for luxurious, tropical getaways — they’re her laboratories.
A Myotis bat, one of thousands bat specimens at the Museum of Biological Diversity at Ohio State.
Oct. 25

It's a scary time for bats

While a spooky symbol of Halloween, bats around the world are facing threats of extinction. Bryan Carstens, a professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, explains what you need to know about the unique mammals.
Ohio State students learn about saplings they are about to plant during a field school in southern Louisiana. Photo credit: Mary Thomas
June 19

Climate change, humanities converge in Louisiana field school

Associate professors Thomas Davis of English and Mary Thomas of women’s, gender and sexuality studies recently took a group of students to a field school in southern Louisiana, where they grappled with environmental issues caused by climate change, Hurricane Katrina and fossil fuel extraction.
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