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Students in action at the Center for Folklore Studies' Ohio Field School program.

The Ohio Field School: Student research on-site in Scioto County

The Center for Folklore Studies at Ohio State is supporting, documenting and preserving local cultures through its Ohio Field School.

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CAIDe Lab researcher Brittany Shoots-Reinhard joins Distracted Driving Task Force

Brittany Shoots-Reinhard, a researcher in CAIDe Lab who studies risk communication and decision making, was recently named to the Distracted Driving Task Force. The state initiative tries to…

From left: Zachary Van Aernum, Sophie Harvey, Vicki Wysocki, Florian Busch, Benjamin Jones, Erin Panczyk

Wysocki lab making huge advances in protein characterization

A $6.8 million NIH grant has established a Resource for Native Mass Spectrometry Guided Structural Biology at Ohio State under the direction of chemistry and biochemistry professor Vicki Wysocki.

From left: Kendra Weinrich, Andre Santiago, Craig Stevens

Pursuing a passion for anthropology through the Summer Research Opportunities Program

The Big Ten Academic Alliance's Summer Research Opportunities Program has been dubbed a "gateway to graduate education."

Wave tank used by CAICE at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. Image courtesy NSF Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment at UC San Diego.

$20 million NSF grant continues groundbreaking climate change research

Heather Allen, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is a researcher for the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Climate and the Environment (CAICE) and studies how sea-spray aerosols…

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Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center expands research scope

Ohio State’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is extending beyond its excellence in polar and alpine research to support the expanding scope of climate science across the university.

Gary and Connie Sharpe Geography Innovation Commons grand opening, Sept. 20, 2018.

Sharpe Geography Innovation Commons opens in Derby Hall

Gary and Connie Sharpe wanted to foster a space at Ohio State where new ideas could not only blossom, but thrive — so they founded the new Geography Innovation Commons in Derby Hall.

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American Religious Sounds Project awarded $750,000 grant

American Religious Sounds Project was recently awarded a $750,000 grant courtesy of the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant enables the project to continue its goal of studying religious diversity by…

Photo left to right: Back: Natasha Pettinger (Kohler Group), Hongtu Zhang (Thomas), Allie Curtze (Wu, Y.), John Herrington, Mike Scudder (Goldberger), Curran Rhodes (Pei) Front: Lauren Loftus (Secretary, Turro Group), Lisa Nguyen (Vice-President, Gustafso

Spotlight: Chemistry and Biochemistry Joint Safety Team

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry's Joint Safety Team has increased the use of personal-protective equipment in research labs from 5 percent compliance to 99 percent compliance in the last…