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Ohio State astronomer helps detect historical stellar merger event
Nearly 350 years ago, a bright speck of light appeared in the night sky just below the constellation Cygnus.
Observers at the time thought what they saw was a nova — an event between…
Wysocki lab making huge advances in protein characterization
Our bodies couldn’t function without proteins, yet scientists still have much to understand about how they’re structured.
That’s because proteins — especially protein complexes made of…
Q&A faculty spotlight: Jennifer Cheavens
When graduate and undergraduate students talk about Jennifer S. Cheavens, the words “best” and “favorite” come up often in reference to her teaching style and courses and to Cheavens as a…
Q&A faculty spotlight: Namiko Kunimoto
When Namiko Kunimoto joined Ohio State’s faculty in 2013, there were no Japanese art courses, and History of Photography had not been offered for many years. To remedy this required her…
Q&A faculty spotlight: David Steigerwald
History Professor David Steigerwald teaches courses in 20th Century America, ranging from WWI through the 1960s and is the director of the department's World War II Study Abroad…
Tibetan ice core could reveal more than 600,000 years of climate history
Researchers from The Ohio State University are studying the oldest ice core ever drilled outside of the North and South Poles, thanks to an international collaboration co-led by Lonnie Thompson,…
Q&A faculty spotlight: Hollie Nyseth Brehm
In 2016, Hollie Nyseth Brehm received both the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award and the Ohio State Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. In 2015, she received the…
Q&A faculty spotlight: Susan Cole
In 2017, Susan Cole received the Ohio State Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Educational HistoryB.S. in Molecular Genetics, University of Rochester
Ph.D. in Human Genetics…