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Funding furthers research on connection between music, health
Hannah Bachman, a fourth-year student pursuing a dual degree in music theory and neuroscience, and Daniel Shanahan, assistant professor of music theory, discuss their work surrounding…
College of Arts and Sciences announces 5 new majors
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The College of Arts and Sciences has launched five new undergraduate majors, all of which incorporate emerging trends and issues into carefully…
Five Arts and Sciences faculty named 2018 AAAS Fellows
Five Arts and Sciences faculty members have been elected as 2018 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) — one of the most prestigious honors given to U…
The legacy of late professor and female physicist Bunny Clark
“Bunny, as in rabbit.”
A common response when introducing herself, Dr. Bunny Clark wasn’t just out of the ordinary when it came to her uncommon first name. Clark, before becoming a well-…
Team involving Ohio State astronomer gets a close-up look at the whirlpool around gigantic black hole
Imagine if you could see something the size of a coin at the distance of the moon.
That’s roughly the equivalent of what an international team of astronomers did by combining four of the…
Earth sciences and public health merge in study abroad course to Japan
Motomu Ibakari, associate professor of Earth sciences and environmental health, arrived in Tokyo around 2:45 p.m. local time on March 11, 2011.
Minutes later, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake…
Astronomy professor's research advances technology looking for signs of alien life
Thousands of exoplanets have been detected so far. Each has its own unique characteristics.
Assistant Professor of Astronomy Ji Wang’s goal is to study the traits of those exoplanets, or…
Did Ohio State really detect an alien signal?
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Humans have long scanned the vastness of space in search of intelligent extraterrestrial life.
Though the pursuit of aliens has largely come up…
Ohio State astronomer helps detect historical stellar merger event
Nearly 350 years ago, a bright speck of light appeared in the night sky just below the constellation Cygnus.
Observers at the time thought what they saw was a nova — an event between…