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EEOB professor’s research to tackle problems measuring biodiversity change
We’ve all heard about dwindling biodiversity across the planet, but it turns out scientists have a difficult time actually verifying it.
Because it’s impossible to continually count…

Chemistry grad on the front lines of COVID-19 vaccine research
Thirty years after graduating from Ohio State with a degree in chemistry, Raymond Goodrich is leading a team that is fighting the coronavirus.
As executive director of the Infectious…

Board of Trustees approve funds for Celeste Lab renovations
The renovation of Celeste Laboratory is moving forward following approval by The Ohio State University Board of Trustees in February.
The remodel will renovate chemistry…

Archaeology and the beyond in tropical paradise
To Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology Julie Field, the Pacific islands are more than just places for luxurious, tropical…

Chemistry's Badu-Tawiah and Lindert named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows
Abraham Badu-Tawiah and Steffen Lindert, assistant professors in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, have been named recipients of the 2020 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships. The…

Kochanek and Stanek receive Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize
Christopher Kochanek, professor of astronomy and Ohio Eminent Scholar, and Krzysztof Stanek, professor of astronomy and Ohio State Distinguished Scholar, have jointly received the American…

We’re ‘Blown Away’ by this alum’s career path
From professional stunt rollerblading, to pre-med-track biology major, to host of the Netflix glassblowing reality show “Blown Away,” alumnus Nick Uhas ’09 has had a thrilling journey. We sat down…

Astronomy professor awarded 2020 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
Christopher Kochanek, professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in the Department of Astronomy, has won the 2020 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, awarded jointly by the American Institute of…

11 Arts and Sciences graduate students named Presidential Fellows
Eleven graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have received an autumn 2019 Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School at Ohio State.…