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First Ohio State professor named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
Melisa Diaz, an associate professor in earth sciences and the principal investigator of the Polar and Environmental Geochemistry Lab at The Ohio State University, has been named a 2025–2027 CIFAR…
Under the Pacific Ocean, ancient sediment reveals Earth’s history
Deep sea sediments contain treasure troves of information about marine ecosystems and past climate scenarios, yet remain understudied clues into Earth’s environmental future, according…
Ohio State innovation culture on display with StormImpact
What started as a research project in a campus lab is now helping utility companies across the country keep the power on when it matters most.
StormImpact, a weather analytics company…
Study reveals new source of the heavy elements
Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study.
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Schultz awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Chile
Zac Shultz, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Chile to research “…
Crowell awarded Fulbright Specialist Award to Ecuador
Brendan W. Crowell, assistant professor, School of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Specialist grant to the Escuela Politécnica…
Tropical mountain ice cores help decipher climate riddles in Earth’s history
Scientists are working to shed new light on an enduring climate mystery – one that, if solved, could help them make more accurate predictions about the planet’s future.
In a new study, data…
The Ohio State University to enhance STEM education with new innovation hub
Today, The Ohio State University announced it will build a student-centered and technology-rich space designed to facilitate and promote STEM learning. Thanks to $700,000 in grants from Meta’s New…
Astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos
Using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet), an international team of researchers has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than…