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Love Data Week: Is using social media data in research ethical?

Experts met virtually this week to discuss the ethical use of social media data in research in a panel hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences’ Center for Ethics and Human Values at The Ohio…

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Student explores ecology impacts in Norway through Ohio State global research program

In a remote Norwegian field station, Erin Murray spent a month with a research team studying the impacts of noise from a nearby offshore windfarm upon key species of the local aquatic food chain.…

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Digital project grant funds open-access map creation of Shakespearean London

By James Grega

Professor Highley’s project creates map overlays to provide viewers a more comprehensive view of what Shakespearean London looked like, compared to different eras in the modern city.

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The complicated question of how we determine who has an accent

How do you tell if someone has a particular accent? It might seem obvious: You hear someone pronounce words in a way that is different from “normal” and connect it to other people from a specific…

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‘Junk’ RNA segments play role in protein production, cell stress response

Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to…

Ohio State student artist Kasmira Snyder in her studio

Ohio State student using art to highlight women’s experiences

By Braden Moles

Ohio State senior Kasmira Snyder is using her art to spark conversations around the issues women face in society.

Snyder, a self-described representational oil painter, uses…

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New technology lights way for accelerating coral reef restoration

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.

The device, dubbed the…

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Cracks in Greenland Ice Sheet are growing, study finds

A new study published this week in Nature Geoscience reveals that in response to climate change, the Greenland Ice Sheet is developing significantly more surface crevasses in key regions …

Michel Talagrand Lecture

Abel Prize winner Michel Talagrand reflects fondly on time at Ohio State, continues to adapt as a mathematician

By James Grega

Higher education was not always in Michel Talagrand's plans. However, the newest Abel Prize winner reflects fondly on his time at The Ohio State University, where he spent more…