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Grotewold Receives $4.2 Million Plant Research Grant
Erich Grotewold, Professor of Molecular Genetics and Horticulture and Crop Science, is the Principal Investigator on a $4,234,908 NSF project to address fundamentally-important questions in plant…
Researcher Unlocks Key to Reversing Sun Damage
Dongping Zhong, the Robert Smith Associate Professor of Physics and associate professor in the departments of chemistry and biochemistry, has witnessed how the enzyme, called photolyase, works at the…
New Seminar Charts a Timely Course in Treacherous Waters
Students in environmental toxicologist Roman Lanno's new Autumn Quarter Seminar, will focus on what is possibly the worst environmental disaster in history.
The MODS Squad: Searching for Distant Stars
The MODS Squad, led by Astronomy Professor Rick Pogge, is building Ohio State's piece of the world's largest, most powerful telescope, the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona. When complete,…
Male Antelopes Give Whole New Meaning to "Crying Wolf"
Animal behavior scientists have recently caught male topi antelopes in the act of faking fear to improve their chances of having sex with females in heat.
Darwin's Worries Were Real: Don't Marry Your Cousin
A recent study by evolutionary biologist Tim Berra suggests that Charles Darwin's family was a living example of a theory he himself developed about plants.
Shake, Rattle & Roll: What Does A Big Earthquake Feel Like?
Geophysicist Mike Bevis knows; he has felt his share. Recently-returned from 33 days in Chile where he was designated coordinator for American efforts on the ground, he shares the shaking.
Shake, Rattle & Roll: Chilean "Dance Floor" is Learning Lab
On the Chilean hot spot, Mike Bevis hopes its most recent, and massive, earthquake will provide new geophysical insights.
VIDEO: Biofueling the Future
When you think of alternative energy sources, you don’t usually say, “Ah —microorganisms,” unless you are Microbiology Ohio Eminent Scholar F. Robert Tabita, or graduate student Rick Laguna.