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A physicist's 'strong interaction' with a new particle accelerator
By using the Electron-Ion Collider to slam an electron into a heavier particle such as a proton or atomic nucleus together, as depicted in…
Martini named fellow at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute
Paul Martini, professor in the Department of Astronomy and Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, has been named a 2020–2021 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at…
Ohio State scientists part of new $3.7M project to advance nuclear physics experiments
From left: Richard Furnstahl, Ulrich Heinz and Matthew Pratola.
Three College of Arts and Sciences researchers are key members of a new, $3.…
Teaching the "hard history" of slavery and racism in America
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Earlier this year for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, associate professor in the Department of History, found himself in front of his…
Using psychology to encourage long-term COVID-19 compliance
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Outside the Ohio Statehouse, protests during Gov. Mike DeWine’s press briefings throughout the pandemic…
Three Arts and Sciences faculty named Distinguished University Professors for 2020
Ohio State has awarded the permanent, honorific title of Distinguished University Professor to three of its faculty members. The distinction is the highest faculty honor at Ohio State and is given…
Aldama creates complex Latinx representation for kids in The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie
Distinguished University Professor Frederick Aldama’s abuela used to tell him stories when he was a child about how the chupacabra would get…
Declines in public transit demand show essential workers’ reliance on COTA and similar services
Starting in March, life during COVID-19 came to a standstill. There were no dinners with friends and family, no movie theater visits, no concerts…
Four Arts and Sciences faculty named to leadership roles
Four College of Arts and Sciences faculty have been appointed or reappointed to leadership roles within the college.
Susan Olesik, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry…