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O-H-I-O at spring 2020 commencement

Looking back on spring 2020

Take a look back at the transformations and accomplishments of students, faculty and staff in the face of unprecedented challenges during spring 2020.

Chemistry earns Bridge Site status from American Chemical Society

Cementing and strengthening a relationship that began last year, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has named Ohio State’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry a Bridge Site beginning in 2020.

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New Arts and Sciences chairs and directors for 2020

Eight Arts and Sciences faculty have been appointed chairs or directors of units within the college.

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Drone research to receive state funding

OFRN awarded $7.5 million in grants to six projects in round four of the organization’s Sustaining Ohio Aeronautical Readiness and Innovation Next Generation (SOARING) initiative that supports…

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Dai's research could help predict future Alaskan landslide

Dai’s findings are part of a larger study funded by NASA that involves more than a dozen local, national and international scientists. They were so alarmed by their collective findings regarding the…

Illustration of an electron colliding with a heavier particle. Courtesy BNL.

A physicist's 'strong interaction' with a new particle accelerator

The Electron-Ion Collider — set to be complete in 2030 — will smash electrons and protons together to give physicists a better idea of the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Yuri Kovchegov,…

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Martini named fellow at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute

Paul Martini, professor in the Department of Astronomy and Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, has been named a 2020–2021 fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard…

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Ohio State scientists part of new $3.7M project to advance nuclear physics experiments

Physics professor Richard Furnstahl, Distinguished University Professor of Physics Ulrich Heinz, and statistics professor Matthew Pratola are members of a new, NSF-funded project, the Bayesian…

Norah Zuniga Shaw, a professor in the Department of Dance and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, during a performance of Climate Gathering. Photo credit Heather Taylor.

How the arts and humanities are confronting climate change

Climate change isn't just an issue for science. It's a complex problem that requires a bold response from artists, activists, performers and creators. These are some ways they're using narrative and…