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Ohio State leads project to transform physics education
As national interest in STEM degrees rise, the number of students completing them has dwindled.
This alarming educational gap may be due in part to a mismatch…

The long and short of it
Professors Lou DiMauro and Pierre Agostini, a 2023 Nobel laureate, are developing the next generation of big thinkers.

5 for pride: These Buckeyes have a Nobel history, too
Pierre Agostini is the first sitting Ohio State professor to be named a Nobel Prize winner, and these professors and alumni also were honored.

Encouraging kids to shoot for the stars
Caitlin O’Brien grew up surrounded by space. Some of her fondest childhood memories are watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos with her dad.
“He would bring me on stargazing trips. Or even if we just…

New machine learning algorithm promises advances in computing
Systems controlled by next-generation computing algorithms could give rise to better and more efficient machine learning products, a new study suggests.
Using…

First year of DESI results unveil new clues about dark energy
Researchers at The Ohio State University played a major role in analyzing the first year of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s survey into the history of the universe…

Five Arts and Sciences faculty members named 2023 AAAS Fellows
The 2023 class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) includes eight investigators from The Ohio State University, with five scientists coming from the…

Coral reef exhibition opens at Ohio State
People may be surprised to learn that, despite being in the heart of the Midwest, Ohio is home to spectacular coral reef fossils. Why? Because millions of years ago, the state did not look like it…

College of Arts and Sciences faculty and staff receive 2024 University Outreach and Engagement Awards
Ohio State's University Outreach and Engagement Awards honor faculty, staff, students and community partners for outstanding achievement in producing engaged scholarship and community impact.…