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‘Canary’ documentary featuring Ohio State scientist delivers climate message

Lonnie Thompson has perhaps spent more time at the top of the world than anyone else on the planet.  

Thompson, a distinguished university professor of earth sciences at The…

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Ohio State leads new global climate center on AI for biodiversity change

The Ohio State University will lead a new multimillion dollar international center devoted to using artificial intelligence to help understand climate impacts on biodiversity.

The AI and…

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Ohio’s droughts are worse than often recognized, study finds

A new type of analysis suggests that droughts in Ohio were more severe from 2000 to 2019 than standard measurements have suggested.

Researchers at The Ohio State…

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AI can help write a message to a friend – but don’t do it

Using artificial intelligence applications to help craft a message to a friend is not a good idea – at least if your friend finds out about the use of AI, a new study suggests. Researchers…

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Departments of Astronomy and Physics receive NASA grants to join Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Mission

By Christina Dierkes

Faculty, staff and students in the Departments of Astronomy and Physics will play a large part in NASA’s next large astrophysics mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman), expected to…

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Researchers find Antarctic ice shelves thinner than previously thought

As global ice dams begin to weaken due to warming temperatures, a new study suggests that prior attempts to evaluate the mass of the huge floating ice shelves that line the Antarctic ice sheet may…

Dance degrees focus on more than performance

A dance degree means learning how to be an entrepreneur, not just a dancer. That’s a core belief of Charles O. Anderson, chair of the Department of Dance at The Ohio State University.

Vaishnavi Sidharthan and Rachel Lew

Arts and Sciences graduate students named 2023 Pelotonia Scholars

By Christina Dierkes

Two graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded 2023 Pelotonia Graduate Scholarships, a two-year research award that supports graduate students who focus on cancer…

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Ohio State launches hip-hop studies program

For Jason Rawls, a Columbus native, teaching at The Ohio State University is an honor. “It’s a huge deal. It means the world,” he said. “I grew up going to Ohio State games so to actually be…