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Elkhorn coral

In Florida, endangered coral finds a way to blossom

In a new study, researchers have found that the restoration efforts of the critically endangered species elkhorn coral depend largely on the animal’s location, microbiome, and the right conditions…

Coleman

Coleman appointed chair of Department of Geography

By James Grega

Mathew Coleman, professor, and interim chair in the Department of Geography, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2023.

An…

Yang

Yang appointed chair of Department of Economics

By James Grega

Huanxing Yang, professor in the Department of Economics, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2023.

Yang is an expert in the…

Polynesian Voyaging Canoe

How larger body sizes helped the colonizers of New Zealand

For the first time, researchers have developed a model to estimate how much energy the original colonizers of New Zealand expended to maintain their body temperatures on the cold, harrowing ocean…

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How an essential class of proteins can access blocked genes

Genetic information contained within DNA has to be read by specific proteins that enable the process of gene activation to begin – but in many cases, these proteins can’t access their targets…

Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm

Taleghani-Nikazm to chair Germanic Languages, Lit dept.

By Z. Daniel Barnett

Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm, professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term,…

Driving Park VR

Turning old maps into 3D digital models of lost neighborhoods

Imagine strapping on a virtual reality headset and “walking” through a long-gone neighborhood in your city – seeing the streets and buildings as they appeared decades ago. That’s a very real…

Mytheli Sreenivas

Sreenivas to head Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

By Z. Daniel Barnett

Mytheli Sreenivas, professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term,…

CGMC

Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus offers new conducting opportunities, sense of community for Ohio State music students

By James Grega

For undergraduate music students, finding chances to conduct can be difficult. Jared Brayton Bollenbacher, the artistic director of the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus (CGMC) and 2006 graduate from Ohio…