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First year of DESI results unveil new clues about dark energy

Researchers at The Ohio State University played a major role in analyzing the first year of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s survey into the history of the universe…

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Protecting endangered monkeys from poachers, habitat loss

The Tai Forest Monkey Project has operated a research field station in west Africa’s Ivory Coast for 30 years, but on the one day since its opening that the site was unstaffed because of conflict…

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A university lecture, with a dash of jumping jacks

A university professor has found a way to help students – and himself – power through long lecture classes: exercise breaks.

In a new study, a professor at The Ohio State University showed…

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Social media affects people’s views on mental illness

Even subtle differences in the wording of social media messages may be enough to sway young people’s beliefs about depression and anxiety and their treatment.

In a new study, researchers…

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Robyn Warhol awarded NEH grant for ‘The Part Issue Project’

By James Grega

College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of English Robyn Warhol recently received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for her proposal, “The Part Issue Project.” The project…

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Five Arts and Sciences faculty members named 2023 AAAS Fellows

By Christina Dierkes

The 2023 class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) includes eight investigators from The Ohio State University, with five scientists coming from the…

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Coral reef exhibition opens at Ohio State

People may be surprised to learn that, despite being in the heart of the Midwest, Ohio is home to spectacular coral reef fossils. Why? Because millions of years ago, the state did not look like it…

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Higher rates of arrest for Black adults with psychological disorders

Black adults who are experiencing emotion dysregulation and/or psychological disorders, particularly Black men, are more likely to be arrested than are white American adults with symptoms of the…

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Ohio State dedicates new Theatre, Film, and Media Arts Building

The new home to The Ohio State University’s Theatre, Film, and Media Arts program was celebrated over the weekend with a special dedication ceremony.