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Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center expands research scope

Ohio State’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is building upon nearly 60 years of excellence in polar and alpine research to support the expanding scope of climate science across the…

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Undergrad searches for answers in the Amazon

Luke Fannin’s passion for research has taken him far. The fourth-year zoology and anthropology student has spent his academic career searching for answers in labs at Ohio State, museums in major…

Mike Bettes looks at the sky in front of The Weather Channel Tornado Hunt vehicle

Atmospheric sciences alum Mike Bettes describes whirlwind career after Ohio State

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On May 31, 2013, a 2.6 mile-wide tornado careened across the landscape near El Reno, Oklahoma…

Associate professors Jesse Kwiek (left) of microbiology and Thomas McDow of history at the STEAM Factory for an event that concludes their co-taught course on HIV. Photo courtesy Paul Woo, Wandering Woo Photography

History and microbiology professors co-teach course examining HIV

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It’s best to view a topic as expansive and nuanced as HIV through multiple lenses.

The course HIV: From Microbiology to Macrohistory does just…

Buckeyes studying abroad in Australia pose for a group photo at Wallaman Falls. Image courtesy Hannah Goebel

Trekking beyond the classroom

It’s been a summer full of open skies and broadening horizons, especially for the hundreds of Arts and Sciences students who spent their breaks interning, conducting research and studying abroad.…

Students pose in O-H-I-O on the site of the Green Bank Telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia.

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…

Melisa Diaz

Earth Sciences doctoral student studies effects of climate change in Antarctica

PhD student in the School of Earth Sciences Melisa Diaz spent her winter break in Antarctica studying how ecosystems respond to changes in climate. Last year, after graduating with her…

Arts and Sciences alumna Angela Hatke with Fiona the baby hippo.

Young alumna lands dream job at Cincinnati Zoo

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Not many can say they’ve found their dream job at such a young age, but Angela Hatke (BA, communication, 2007) may be the exception. In 2015, she…

2017 High Points

2017 High Points

In the Arts and Sciences, 2017 was filled with extraordinary accomplishments, leading-edge teaching and research, and impactful philanthropy. Join us in reflecting upon the year’s high…