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Feeding coral reefs can aid their recovery from bleaching events

Coral reefs will continue to experience severe heat stress as rising temperatures cause the oceans to become unbearably hot – but a new study shows that altering their feeding habits could allow…

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Astronomy project co-led by Ohio State receives $4.3 million

Researchers at The Ohio State University are helping lead the development of an instrument that will transform how astronomers hunt for exoplanets. 

Designed to…

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CHRR at Ohio State providing valuable survey component for SOAR Study

By Braden Moles

The College of Arts and Sciences’ CHRR at The Ohio State University is at the heart of a new study aiming to identify the root causes of mental illness and addiction in Ohio.

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Central America could play troubling new role in cocaine trade

For many decades, the coca plant – the main ingredient in cocaine – has been grown almost exclusively in South America. But a new study shows that nearly half of northern Central America appears…

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Q&A faculty spotlight: Ann Cook

Ann Cook uses petrophysics, geophysics, sediment core and mathematical models to understand subseafloor natural gas hydrate systems. She is particularly interested in how to identify and quantify…

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Design chair Münch receives prestigious French recognition at Ohio State celebration

Department of Design Chair Fabienne Münch was awarded the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (“Order of Academic Palms”), a French national order bestowed on distinguished academics and teachers and for…

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Ohio State Center for Emergent Materials receives NSF funding for research and education partnership

By Christina Dierkes

The Center for Emergent Materials (CEM) at The Ohio State University’s College of Arts and Sciences is partnering with California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) on a program to expand…

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Thompson appointed chair of Department of Astronomy

By Braden Moles

Todd Thompson, a professor in the Department of Astronomy, has been appointed chair of the department beginning July 1, 2024.

Thompson is a theoretical astrophysicist whose research focuses…

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Bacteria work together to thrive in difficult conditions

Though a founding concept of ecology suggests that the physical environment determines where organisms can survive, modern scientists have suspected there is more to the story of how microbial…