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From left: McConnell and Wentling with the MORPC award

Students honored for campus, community sustainability efforts

Ohio State's Student Sustainability Council was awarded for its strides in advancing environmental awareness at the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s annual Summit on Sustainability.

Biology major Kendall Searer and best friend

Making a Difference, One Shelter Dog, One Veteran, at a Time

Biology student Kendal Searer, president of Ohio State's chapter of Pets for Vets, is taking that organization to a new level of service with its first Mutt Strut, October 29. 2017 at Scioto Audubon…

Adam Bercz stands with his principal investigator, Dr. Nathalie Sauvonnet, after preparing his poster

Microbiology Student Selected for Pasteur Foundation Internship

Microbiology major Adam Bercz was one of only five undergraduate students from the U.S. chosen to participate in the Pasteur Foundation's summer internship program, in Paris.

Microbiologist Kelly Wrighton and Chemist Hannah Shafaat

Ohio State's Newest Energy Stars

Two Ohio State researchers each received five-year, 2017 DOE Early Career Awards to advance high-impact energy research. Chemist Hannah Shafaat and microbiologist Kelly Wrighton join an elite group…

Susan Cole

Q&A faculty spotlight: Susan Cole

In 2017, Susan Cole received the Ohio State Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Educational History

B.S. in Molecular Genetics, University of Rochester
Ph.D. in…

Matt Saltzman

Saltzman Appointed Director, School of Earth Sciences

Matthew Saltzman has been appointed to serve as director of the School of Earth Sciences, beginning July 1, 2017.

Freudenstein Appointed Chair, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (EEOB)

John Freudenstein has been appointed to serve as chair of the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (EEOB), beginning July 1, 2017.

Location, Location, Location: NIH Grant Funds Study of tRNA “Real Estate Business”

Molecular Genetics Professor Anita Hopper’s four-year, $840,000 NIH grant supports work expected to shed light on fundamental cellular processes affecting human health, such as gene mutations in…

Astronomer Leads Team Discovery of Hottest Known Planet

Astronomer Scott Gaudi is co-leader of an international team that has discovered the hottest planet ever. The discovered planet, KELT-9b is “so hot it stretches the definition of the word ‘planet,’”…