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Board of Trustees approve funds for Celeste Lab renovations

Celeste Laboratory is getting a much-needed facelift after renovation funding approval by The Ohio State University Board of Trustees. The remodel begins in May 2020 and will be complete August 2022.

Associate Professor Julie Field in Fiji

Archaeology and the beyond in tropical paradise

To Associate Professor Julie Field, the Pacific islands are more than just places for luxurious, tropical getaways — they’re her laboratories.

An artist's impression of the powerful, super-luminous supernova ASASSN-15lh, discovered by ASAS-SN in 2015, as it would appear from an exoplanet located about 10,000 light years away in the host galaxy of the supernova. (credit: Beijing Planetarium/Jin M

Kochanek and Stanek receive Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize

Professors of Astronomy Christopher Kochanek and Krzysztof Stanek have jointly received the American Astronomical Association's 2020 Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize, awarded for their innovative…

Nick Uhas, 2009 biology alumnus

We’re ‘Blown Away’ by this alum’s career path

From pre-med-track biology major to host of the Netflix's "Blown Away,” alumnus Nick Uhas ’09 has had a thrilling journey. We sat down with him to learn more about his twisting and turning path to…

Photo credit: Kevin Grady (Radcliffe Institute)

Astronomy professor awarded 2020 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics

Professor of Astronomy and Ohio Eminent Scholar Christopher Kochanek was honored with the 2020 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics for his research into black hole formation and building a…

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11 Arts and Sciences graduate students named Presidential Fellows

Awarded each semester to graduate students of outstanding scholarship, the Presidential Fellowship grants fellows one year of full-time financial support in their final year of dissertation work.

Nahar and Pradhan

Two astronomy faculty launch programs around the world to uplift STEM professionals

The Department of Astronomy's Sultana Nahar and Anil Pradhan organized Ohio State's partnership with India's Aligarh Muslim University to help train Indian academics in university leadership. The…

Mackenzie Wright

Romance studies major wants to bring humanity back to medicine

Romance studies major Mackenzie Wright share how her humanities education, education abroad experiences and Appalachian upbringing shaped her inspiration to pursue medicine.

Ellen and Lonnie with ice cores

Mosley-Thompson, Thompson speak at American Academy of Arts and Sciences Induction Ceremony

Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Lonnie G. Thompson, two Ohio State leading paleoclimatology experts, were Class 1 Speakers at the 2019 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Induction Ceremony in October.