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Ohio State team helps map the Arctic like never before
Some portions of the Arctic are so remote and barren, they seem like another planet.
In fact, until recently, there were more detailed maps of Mars and the moon than certain parts of the…
Firsthand look at industry effects spark student's environmental studies
Kassi Burnett, a doctoral student in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, was raised by a family of coal miners and steel mill workers in St. Clairsville in rural Ohio. That…
2018 Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professors
The College of Arts and Sciences has an amazing depth of talented, dedicated and respected faculty. They are leaders in Ohio State’s research and scholarly enterprises — in discovery, in global…
Luis Casian named divisional dean for natural and mathematical sciences
Interim Executive Dean and Vice Provost Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier has appointed Luis Casian, professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics, to serve as the new divisional dean for natural…
Titan Arums at Biological Sciences Greenhouse
It’s been five years since Ohio State’s Biological Sciences Greenhouse has seen a titan arum bloom, but this year the greenhouse is expected to welcome two at once.
This gigantic…
Schlumberger donates software package to Ohio State
Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services company, has donated a package of its software technology to the School of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State.…
A Smashing Success: Physicists uncover new behavior of elusive Higgs boson particle
It’s been six years since scientists confirmed the existence of a long-theorized particle called the Higgs boson, finally providing an explanation for how other particles acquire mass.
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15 Arts and Sciences graduate students awarded Presidential Fellowships
Fifteen graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have received a spring 2018 Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School.
Awarded each…
Astronomy and physics students visit Green Bank Telescope
A group of astronomy and physics students recently got a firsthand look at the Green Bank Telescope, the world’s largest steerable radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia.
Located away…