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Associate Professor Julie Field in Fiji

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…

An artist's impression of the powerful, super-luminous supernova ASASSN-15lh, discovered by ASAS-SN in 2015, as it would appear from an exoplanet located about 10,000 light years away in the host galaxy of the supernova. (credit: Beijing Planetarium/Jin M

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…

Nick Uhas, 2009 biology alumnus

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…

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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…

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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.…

Nahar and Pradhan

Two astronomy faculty launch programs around the world to uplift STEM professionals

In 2008, Sultana Nahar, research professor in the Department of Astronomy, traveled to Egypt to give a keynote speech on atomic processes. There, she met another female professor from the…

Mackenzie Wright

Romance studies major wants to bring humanity back to medicine

Mackenzie Wright says the beginning of her story seems, at first glance, stereotypical: Once when she was a kid, a doctor told her she should go into medicine. After that it was all plastic…

Ellen and Lonnie with ice cores

Mosley-Thompson, Thompson speak at American Academy of Arts and Sciences Induction Ceremony

Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Geography, and Lonnie G. Thompson, Distinguished University Professor in the School of Earth Sciences, were the Class…

A Myotis bat, one of thousands bat specimens at the Museum of Biological Diversity at Ohio State.

It's a scary time for bats

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While a spooky symbol of Halloween, bats around the world are facing threats of extinction. Bryan Carstens, a professor in the Department of Evolution,…