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Ohio State launches Engaged Scholars Academy
In August, the inaugural class of The Ohio State University’s Engaged Scholars Academy will begin with 16 tenure-track faculty members from eight different colleges.
The participants will…

Ohio State Energy Partners grants support projects in the arts and sciences
Ohio State Energy Partners (OSEP), the university’s comprehensive energy management partnership, has announced its 2025-2026 grant recipients. Awardees include Nicole Karn in the Department of…

Paper-based devices diagnose malaria in asymptomatic people
Devices made with cheap strips of paper have outperformed two other testing methods in detecting malaria infection in asymptomatic people in Ghana – a diagnostic advance that could accelerate…

First Ohio State professor named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
Melisa Diaz, an associate professor in earth sciences and the principal investigator of the Polar and Environmental Geochemistry Lab at The Ohio State University, has been named a 2025–2027 CIFAR…

Under the Pacific Ocean, ancient sediment reveals Earth’s history
Deep sea sediments contain treasure troves of information about marine ecosystems and past climate scenarios, yet remain understudied clues into Earth’s environmental future, according…

Ohio State innovation culture on display with StormImpact
What started as a research project in a campus lab is now helping utility companies across the country keep the power on when it matters most.
StormImpact, a weather analytics company…

Study reveals new source of the heavy elements
Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study.
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Schultz awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Chile
Zac Shultz, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Chile to research “…

Crowell awarded Fulbright Specialist Award to Ecuador
Brendan W. Crowell, assistant professor, School of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Specialist grant to the Escuela Politécnica…