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Microbial viruses act as secret drivers of climate change
In a new study, scientists have discovered that viruses that infect microbes contribute to climate change by playing a key role in cycling methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through the environment…
Parents, wealth, race drive girls’ chances to play sports
The likelihood that a girl will participate in high school sports in the United States is driven not so much by individual choice, new research suggests. Instead, decisions made by parents, the…
Department of English launches reader experience lab
Christa Teston, an associate professor of English at The Ohio State University, runs the department’s reader experience, or RX, lab. A spinoff of UX labs, which study user experience for products…
Ohio State launches accelerated online language courses for new learners
Ohio State has launched five self-paced beginner language courses in Catalan; Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian; Persian; Polish; and Romanian, aimed at businesspeople, journalists, doctors and other…
Q&A faculty spotlight: Claudia Buchmann
Claudia Buchmann is a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor in the Department of Sociology whose work focuses on comparative and international sociology, social…
Why two prehistoric sharks found in Ohio got new names
Until recently, Orthacanthus gracilis could have been considered the “John Smith” of prehistoric shark names, given how common it was.
Three different species of sharks from the…
Imageomics poised to enable new understanding of life
Imageomics, a new field of science, has made stunning progress in the past year and is on the verge of major discoveries about life on Earth, according to one of the founders of the discipline.
Viruses that can help ‘dial up’ carbon capture in the sea
Armed with a catalog of hundreds of thousands of DNA and RNA virus species in the world’s oceans, scientists are now zeroing in on the viruses most likely to combat climate change by helping trap…
Alum James Johnson endows new scholarship in Arts and Sciences
Buckeyes Give: Top impact stories from 2023-24
James “JJ” Johnson ’73 has pledged to create the James and Andrew Johnson Family Endowed Scholarship Fund at…