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Louis DiMauro, Edward E. and Sylvia Hagenlocker Chair and Professor of Physics, and his wife, Barbara DiMauro (left), at the 2018 Nobel Prize Banquet in Stockholm, Sweden.

Physics professor lights up 2018 Nobel Prize ceremony

While most of us were gearing up for a much-needed and well-deserved winter break, physics professor Louis Franklin DiMauro was en route to Stockholm, Sweden, to attend the 2018 Nobel Prize award…

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Q&A faculty spotlight: Greg Anderson

Greg William Anderson is an exceptional scholar focused on ancient Greece, historical thought and critical theory, but it’s his skills in the classroom that keep earning accolades…

Eric Herschthal (center left) and Dr. Quinn Capers (center right) pose with students from the class they co-teach, AFAMAST 4326: Race and Medicine.

Cardiologist and historian collaborate to teach racial health disparities course

Leveraging the knowledge of both a physician and an historian, the interdisciplinary course "AFAMAST 4326: Race and Medicine" draws students from a variety of academic interests.

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Funding furthers research on connection between music, health

Meet Hannah Bachman and Daniel Shanahan, who are exploring the intersection of health and music, thanks to the generosity of college alumni, donors and friends.

College of Arts and Sciences announces 5 new majors

The College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State has launched five new undergraduate majors, all of which incorporate emerging trends and issues into carefully designed, interdisciplinary academic…

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Machine learning helps predict endangered plant species

A new analytics approach co-developed by Bryan Carstens, professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology, identifies 15,000 at-risk plant species.

An artist's impression of the gas giant exoplanet, HR 8799 c, based on scientific data on the HR 8799 solar system. Illustration courtesy Adam Makarenko/Keck Observatory

Astronomy professor's research advances technology looking for signs of alien life

Ji Wang, assistant professor of astronomy, recently led research that used high-dispersion spectroscopy to analyze the atmosphere of a gaseous exoplanet 129 light-years away. This technique…

The skeletal remains of an individual from a site in Chile.

Hubbe's research on skeletons reveals ancient population exchanges between North and South America

A study produced by an international team of researchers, including Mark Hubbe, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, sheds light on how ancient North American populations migrated…

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Did Ohio State really detect an alien signal?

Though the pursuit of aliens has largely come up empty, one strange discovery recorded by an Ohio State astronomer in 1977 continues to baffle scientists and stoke imaginations that maybe we aren't…