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Research Month: Biomedical Research
This October has been designated Research Month at Ohio State, although research is built into the fabric of our Top-10 public research institution, yearlong. Week two looks at work focused on…
Sociologist Studies Mass Murder to Predict and Prevent Genocide
Hollie Nyseth Brehm, assistant professor, sociology, is lead author of a new study finding that perpetrators of the genocide in Rwanda were most likely to be males in their mid-thirties.
Research Month: Social Examination
This October has been designated Research Month at Ohio State, although research is built into the fabric of our Top-10 public research institution, yearlong. We're kicking off the month with a look…
Billions and Billions of Stars: Astronomy PhD Candidate Publishes Two Significant Papers
Recent work by Astronomy PhD candidate Christian Clanton not only has far-reaching implications for the prevalence of planets in the Galaxy, his new methodology provides researchers a powerful tool…
Anthropology Alumna Follows Her Research Passion Up North
Kimi Swisher (BA, anthropology, 2013) is a graduate student in archaeology at the University of Michigan. She found her calling in the Department of Anthropology at Ohio State to!
Economics Student Studies Decision-Making in the Face of Uncertainty
Gabe Englander, a fourth-year honors economics major, has been awarded three grants, totaling $23,000, for his current research project on decision-making in the face of uncertainty. This work has…
New Grant Funds Work at Interface of Biological and Mathematical Sciences
Helen Chamberlin, professor, molecular genetics; and Adriana Dawes, assistant professor, mathematics, and molecular genetics; are co-PI’s on a unique, new, four-year $1,280,030 NSF/NIH grant.
Earth Scientist's New NSF Grant Funds Study of "Magnet-Making" Bacteria
Earth Sciences Professor Steven K. Lower’s new three-year, $562K NSF grant funda new work examining bacteria with unique genes that allow them to make nanometer-size magnets inside their cells, which…
Chemist Awarded ICMRBS Founder's Medal
Christopher Jaroniec, professor, chemistry and biochemistry, will receive the 2014 ICMRBS Founder's Medal for exceptional achievements by a scientist in his field under the age of 41.