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September 24, 2026

The Beat Goes On: School of Music’s hip hop minor kicks off its first semester

Hip hop began more than 50 years ago in the neighborhoods of New York City and has since spread across America, crossed oceans, connected cultures and even inspired new genres of music. Now, hip…

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Steffen Lindert
Computational chemist receives $1.8 million grant to discover new heart drugs

Steffen Lindert, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, was awarded a $1.8 million R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung and, Blood Institute to identify potential new drugs to treat…

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Exploring approaches to save coral reefs — right here in Ohio

Coral reefs are threatened by climate change. But researchers are narrowing in on what keeps corals healthy.

Ohio State students spell out "O-H-I-O" in a lab in Trondheim, Norway
TRONDBUSS provides new science-based study abroad experience

Founded by Patrice Hamel, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics, TRONDBUSS is a bilateral U.S.-Norway international education initiative between the Molecular Genetics…

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.

2017 High Points
2017 High Points

For the College of Arts and Sciences, 2017 was full of extraordinary accomplishments, leading-edge research, impactful philanthropy and nonstop learning. Take a moment to look back as we gear up for…

An ice core retrieved from the Guliya Ice Cap in the Kunlun Mountains in Tibet in 2015. Photo by Giuliano Bertagna, courtesy of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.
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 the polar regions.

Christopher Hirata
Astrophysicist Christopher Hirata receives an "Oscar of science"

Astronomy and physics professor Christopher Hirata is the first faculty member from Ohio State to receive a New Horizons in Physics Prize, an award given alongside the annual Breakthrough Prizes,…

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Two Arts and Sciences faculty members named 2017 AAAS Fellows

James Beatty, professor of astronomy and physics, and Andrea Grottoli, professor of Earth sciences, have been elected as 2017 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)…

Anna Voelker, fourth-year in science communication and accessibility
ASC student receives President’s Prize for science accessibility initiatives

Anna Voelker is one of two Ohio State undergraduate seniors awarded this year’s President’s Prize for her work toward making science more accessible to individuals with disabilities.