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Louis DiMauro and Pierre Agostini

The long and short of it

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

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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.

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Ambivalence + polarized views can promote political violence

Feeling ambivalent about a political issue might seem to be a recipe for indecision and even inaction.

But a new study suggests, surprisingly, that ambivalence can actually lead some people…

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Buckeyes Give: Top impact stories from 2023-24

As the 2023-24 academic year comes to a close, it is a natural time to reflect on and appreciate what has been accomplished these past few semesters. The extraordinary breadth of what we can…

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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…

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Simple headlines attract more online news readers

Online news consumers tend to click on simpler headlines that use more common words and more readable writing, a new study finds. Researchers evaluated more than 30,000 real-world field…

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How the ‘home’ environment influences microbial interactions

This much we know: When viruses infect bacteria – a common occurrence in oceans, soils, even human guts – the interaction results in creation of entirely new organisms called “virocells.” But…

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Arts and Sciences graduate students awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program fellowship for 2024-2025

A record number of graduate students from The Ohio State University have been awarded prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program fellowships for 2024-2025. Seven students are recipients of the…

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Gamers say they hate ‘smurfing,’ but admit they do it

Online video game players believe the behavior known as “smurfing” is generally wrong and toxic to the gaming community – but most admit to doing it and say some reasons make the behavior less…