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Tibetan ice core could reveal more than 600,000 years of climate history
Researchers from The Ohio State University are studying the oldest ice core ever drilled outside of the North and South Poles, thanks to an international collaboration co-led by Lonnie Thompson,…
Astrophysicist Christopher Hirata receives an "Oscar of science"
Astronomy and physics professor Christopher Hirata is the first faculty member from Ohio State to receive a New Horizons in Physics Prize, an award given alongside the annual Breakthrough Prizes,…

Two Arts and Sciences faculty members named 2017 AAAS Fellows
James Beatty, professor of astronomy and physics, and Andrea Grottoli, professor of Earth sciences, have been elected as 2017 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (…

ASC student receives President’s Prize for science accessibility initiatives
Anna Voelker has a dream to make science more accessible, specifically for people living with physical and cognitive disabilities. Now, she is one step closer to making that dream a reality…

Ohio State's Newest Energy Stars
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Constructing Microwave Circuits, Using Organic-based Magnetic Material
Physics Professor Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin is leading a four-institution collaboration to develop a novel way to construct microwave circuits. The four-person Ohio State, Yale, Iowa, and Colorado…

The Gift of Time: Physics Alumnus Establishes Scholarships
.dailypost {background-color:#000; padding:30px;color:#fff;font-family:"capita";font-size: 1.25em;font-weight: 400;} .clicktotweet {float: right; text-align:right;}Physics alumnus Jim Smith,…

Biochemist Awarded NIH Grant to Unravel Health Impacts of RNA Silencing
Kotaro Nakanishi, assistant professor of biochemistry, has received a new, five-year, $981,250 National Institutes of Health (NIH) RO1 grant from the National Institute of General Medical…

Saltzman Appointed Director, School of Earth Sciences
Matthew Saltzman has been appointed to serve as director of the School of Earth Sciences, beginning July 1, 2017. Saltzman received his PhD at the University of California - Los Angeles in 1996.…