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Sullivan explores how marine microbiome and virosphere impact oceanic ecosystems
Hover over the four magnifying glasses to view a selection of viruses collected from the Tara Oceans expedition.
The discovery of nearly 200,000 new, marine-…

DESI project begins operation with help from Ohio State faculty, researchers
Ten spectrographs of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument are housed in a climate-controlled room that was…

Student's award-winning documentary addresses Ohio’s Black infant mortality crisis
During the three years Barento Taha spent working on his first film, he regularly found himself in spaces that pushed him outside his…

Wendy Smooth serves on Kamala Harris Project advisory board
For the duration of Vice President Kamala Harris’ tenure, Wendy Smooth, associate professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies, will be watching…

Anita Hopper elected to National Academy of Sciences
Anita Hopper, professor of molecular genetics at The Ohio State University, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Hopper is one of…

Using data to bring power, autonomy to Indigenous communities
Data may not be conventionally thought of as akin to other extractive industries such as oil or natural gas, yet for tribal nations, the removal of these valuable resources seems to follow a…

Two Arts and Sciences faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of its new members for 2021, which includes two faculty members from The Ohio State…

"Being Black/Becoming Black" hopes to bridge Black Americans and African immigrants
"Limbo Gateway," by H. Ike Okafor Newsum associate professor emeritus and former chair of African American and African Studies.…

Badu-Tawiah and Karbowski recognized for innovative research and entrepreneurship
Two members of the College of Arts and Sciences community were recognized for their excellence and innovation in research and…