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July 21, 2022

New technique visualizes uncommon base pairing in DNA

When it comes to the three-dimensional structure of DNA, Watson-Crick base pair formation between adenine (A) and thymine (T) and between guanine (G) and cytosine (C) has for decades been…

Igor Jouline
July 13, 2022

Jouline selected ASM Distinguished Lecturer

Igor Jouline, the Rod Sharp Professor of Microbiology, has been selected to serve as an American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer for a two-year term, effective July 1, 2022.

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Joseph Shields by the Large Binocular Telescope. Photo courtesy Ann Fidler
May 31, 2022

Former astronomy postdoc named director of Large Binocular Telescope

The Large Binocular Telescope, located on Mount Graham in southeast Arizona. 

Joseph Shields, a former postdoc in the Ohio State Department of Astronomy, was…

Holi color toss outside the Bharatiya Hindu Temple in Powell, Ohio. Credit: Lauren Pond
May 20, 2022

Eight-year study on the sound of religion culminates in interactive auditory exhibit at Urban Arts Space

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Timiket celebration in Columbus. Photo courtesy Lauren Pond 

Click here to RSVP to the Religious Soundscapes reception on May 24…

Lemon-ricotta almond cake
May 19, 2022

Discovering how COVID-19 impacted U.S. eating habits

Philip Gleissner (left) and Harry Kashdan on a retreat in Friendsville, Maryland, to finish writing their chapter of their forthcoming book.

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A jeering crowd follows three Black youths in 1963 (Getty Images)
May 4, 2022

Ohio State, Getty Images partner to uncover untold stories and pictures of Black history

The Ohio State University has collaborated with Getty Images, a global visual content creator and marketplace, to launch Picturing Black History, a joint initiative to recontextualize and surface…

Dennis Liotta Headshot
May 2, 2022

Distinguished chemistry alum working on COVID-19 medication


Dennis Liotta (right) with his mentor at Ohio State, Leo Paquette.

During his postdoctoral fellowship at Ohio State, Dennis Liotta learned to be…

Madison Tuttle
April 13, 2022

Madison Tuttle named Ohio State’s 2022 Next Generation Innovator of the Year

Ohio State’s Next Generation Innovator of the Year for 2022 is Madison Tuttle, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Tuttle’s research is focused on finding sustainable…

Two boats on the Congo River. Photo courtesy CRREBaC/CRuHM
April 11, 2022

Bilingual monograph sets table for new discoveries in the Congo

A fisherman at the Boyoma falls on the Congo River. Photo courtesy CRREBaC/CRuHM

In the heart of Africa, the rivers and tributaries of the Congo River Basin…