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School of Music, ACCAD working toward lag reduction in online music collaboration
While lag can be a small annoyance during a meeting, it has made live music collaboration virtually impossible over the internet during the pandemic.
NeXUS workshop demonstrates ultrafast laser's interdisciplinary potential
Ohio State's upcoming National Extreme Ultrafast Science Facility (NeXUS) will house a laser that will allow researchers a better look at ultrafast electron motion. A user workshop was recently held…
Ohio State leads 13 universities to understand climate change and ecosystems
Ohio State is one of 14 universities from around the globe that have been awarded $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation to launch a new Biology Integration Institute called EMERGE, which…
It's hot in the city: Understanding the urban heat island effect on Ohio State's campus
Senior researcher in the Department of Geography Jim DeGrand and colleagues across Ohio State are examining how the heat island effect impacts the university. By classifying climate zones on the…
COVID-19 research course showcases adaptability, provides opportunities for undergrads
Normally an in-person experience that teaches undergraduate students the process of conducting proper scientific research, Benderlioglu’s URL course quickly transitioned into a completely online…
Hadad and Ohio State team seek deadly chemical nerve agent antidotes
With funding from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Defense, Christopher Hadad, Craig McElroy and Christopher Callam are leading an effort to discover medical…
Ohio State-Vanderbilt collaboration, 'Twinkle,' to find potentially habitable worlds
Astronomers are preparing to further study the atmospheres of planets discovered through NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission to identify the most promising exoplanets —…
Logan featured in PBS NewsHour segments on coronavirus-related racial disparities
PBS NewsHour featured Trevon Logan, professor of economics and associate dean, in a two-part segment on the racial disparities in health and economics as illuminated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Ohio State’s Center for Emergent Materials awarded $18 million NSF grant
The Center for Emergent Materials recently received $18 million in Materials Research Science and Engineering Center funding from the National Science Foundation. The support will advance the center…