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Tropical ice cores offer deeper insights into Earth’s temperature record

A new study suggests ice recovered from high tropical mountains can reveal key insights about Earth’s past climate changes.

Led by scientists at The Ohio State…

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‘Inclusive transportation’ is focus of CURA, Kirwan speaker series finale

Smart growth and cultivating community buy-in for transportation projects was the focus of a Dec. 1 webinar presented by The Ohio State University’s Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)…

Roxey and Singh

Ohio State students Ella Roxey, Anusha Singh successfully advocate for $5 million in funding for period products in schools

By James Grega

Eliminate the tampon tax, free period products in schools, free period products in homeless shelters and prisons.

Those are the three primary goals of the menstrual justice movement “Period”…

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Slash-and-burn agriculture can increase forest biodiversity

The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually have a positive impact on forests, according to a new study done in Belize.

Researchers,…

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Undergraduate forensic anthropology major launches at Ohio State

For podcast listeners in the United States, true crime is wildly popular. According to the Pew Research Center, 41% of listeners ages 18-29 listen to the genre. Pew also reported that it is the…

Tyler Danburg conducts an interview

‘It’s almost been an escape for me’

When third-year journalism major Tyler Danburg puts on a headset, his focus is on the sporting event in front of him — the one he’s broadcasting.

Whether it be play-by-play for Ohio State…

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Military Community Advocates connect students and build community

Military Community Advocate Will Lopez, active-duty Navy, is currently assigned to Ohio State’s Naval ROTC and will complete his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2025. MCAs help their…

Working Past Partisanship

Working Past Partisanship

In today’s hyper-partisan political environment, many people refuse to listen to any perspective that doesn’t reflect their own views. Is it even possible to imagine a world that runs on civil…

Jana Houser

Jana Houser, extreme-weather expert, answers 5 questions

Should you stay in your car if there’s a tornado? How does climate change affect weather? The associate professor of geography shares the whys and hows.