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Advances in soft robotics usher in a new era of scientific analysis

Could robots, whose forms can be adapted to achieve almost any real-world task, soon be able to lend a hand in understanding the paleoecology tracing of extinct organisms?

Lead Research Scientist Alexandar Hansen looks on as the massive NMR spectrometer is lowered in the CCIC.

Ohio State CCIC welcomes state-of-the-art NMR spectrometer

By Z. Daniel Barnett

In September 2023, the Campus Chemical Instrument Center (CCIC) and Gateway National Ultrahigh Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility welcomed the delivery of a state-of-the-art, 1.2…

Dr. Jeffrey H. Cohen

Committee for At-Risk Scholars and Artists launches at Ohio State

By Z. Daniel Barnett

The Ohio State University has joined a coalition of colleges and universities offering their help in protecting scholars displaced by turmoil in their home countries.

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2023 Ohio State Alumni Award honorees announced

Congratulations to the College of Arts and Sciences alumni who received 2023 Alumni Awards from the Ohio State Alumni Association! The alumni association's awards program celebrates excellence by…

Jana Houser

Jana Houser, extreme-weather expert, answers 5 questions

Should you stay in your car if there’s a tornado? How does climate change affect weather? The associate professor of geography shares the whys and hows.

David Hibler

Tillman Scholar would never tell you how great he is

Army veteran, researcher, do-gooder, David Hibler ’12, ’12, ’20 MS is earning a PhD in evolution, ecology and organismal biology and helping other vets feel at home.

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‘Dim-witted’ pigeons use the same principles as AI to solve tasks

A new study provides evidence that pigeons tackle some problems just as artificial intelligence would – allowing them to solve difficult tasks that would vex humans.

Previous research had…

Makenna Webster on the ice

This student-athlete’s philosophy: Double or nothing

With careful planning and willing coaches, senior communication major Makenna Webster makes playing both ice hockey and field hockey work.

Melissa Moore

Science Sundays on Nov. 5 features Moderna mRNA researcher Melissa Moore

By Christina Dierkes

The rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines has made “mRNA” a household term. But now that we have the technology, what other roles can RNA play in our approach to medicine? How can it help us…