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Study examines link between underwater landslides and tsunamis

Scientists have calculated a way to determine the speed of past underwater landslides, a new study has found. 

Researchers from The Ohio State University studied…

Nyama McCarthy-Brown

Engaged Scholars: Nyama McCarthy-Brown

Engaged Scholars is a series highlighting Ohio State faculty who have made an impact in our communities through their community-engaged research and teaching.

Nyama McCarthy-Brown…

Working Past Partisanship

Working Past Partisanship

In today’s hyper-partisan political environment, many people refuse to listen to any perspective that doesn’t reflect their own views. Is it even possible to imagine a world that runs on civil…

Dr. Scott A. Jones

Student creatives spark dialogue on homelessness with collaborative art projects

By Z. Daniel Barnett

A dozen students from different artistic backgrounds will collaborate on interdisciplinary projects, over the course of the academic year, to spark dialogue on the many dimensions of homelessness…

a small robot

Advances in soft robotics usher in a new era of scientific analysis

Could robots, whose forms can be adapted to achieve almost any real-world task, soon be able to lend a hand in understanding the paleoecology tracing of extinct organisms? 

Lead Research Scientist Alexandar Hansen looks on as the massive NMR spectrometer is lowered in the CCIC.

Ohio State CCIC welcomes state-of-the-art NMR spectrometer

By Z. Daniel Barnett

In September 2023, the Campus Chemical Instrument Center (CCIC) and Gateway National Ultrahigh Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility welcomed the delivery of a state-of-the-art, 1.2…

Dr. Jeffrey H. Cohen

Committee for At-Risk Scholars and Artists launches at Ohio State

By Z. Daniel Barnett

The Ohio State University has joined a coalition of colleges and universities offering their help in protecting scholars displaced by turmoil in their home countries.

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2023 Ohio State Alumni Award honorees announced

Congratulations to the College of Arts and Sciences alumni who received 2023 Alumni Awards from the Ohio State Alumni Association! The alumni association's awards program celebrates…

Jana Houser

Jana Houser, extreme-weather expert, answers 5 questions

Should you stay in your car if there’s a tornado? How does climate change affect weather? The associate professor of geography shares the whys and hows.