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Study examines link between underwater landslides and tsunamis

Scientists have calculated a way to determine the speed of past underwater landslides, a new study has found. 

Researchers from The Ohio State University studied…

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Advances in soft robotics usher in a new era of scientific analysis

Could robots, whose forms can be adapted to achieve almost any real-world task, soon be able to lend a hand in understanding the paleoecology tracing of extinct organisms? 

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Ohio State CCIC welcomes state-of-the-art NMR spectrometer

By Z. Daniel Barnett

In September 2023, the Campus Chemical Instrument Center (CCIC) and Gateway National Ultrahigh Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility welcomed the delivery of a state-of-the-art, 1.2…

Ann Marie Hulver

Ohio State scientists connect with students of all ages through virtual program

While faculty at The Ohio State University spend much of their time in classrooms on campus, some have also been able to reach students around the country. Through the Skype a Scientist …

Revealing structural secrets of a key cancer protein

Scientists have breathed new life into the study of a protein with an outsized link to human cancers because of its dangerous mutations, using advanced research techniques to detect its hidden…

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Physicists demonstrate powerful physics phenomenon

In a new breakthrough, researchers have used a novel technique to confirm a previously undetected physics phenomenon that could be used to improve data storage in the next generation of…

Wayne Schlingman

Community Connectors: Wayne Schlingman

Community Connectors is a monthly series highlighting Ohio State staff members who have shown leadership in partnering with our communities to make an impact.

Wayne Schlingman is the…

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Ohio State’s Agostini wins Nobel Prize in Physics

Pierre Agostini, professor emeritus of physics at The Ohio State University, has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics with two of his colleagues.

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Provost’s Early Career Scholars announced

Congratulations to the three Arts and Sciences faculty members who were named 2023-2024 Provost’s Early Career Scholars! The group includes Clementine Bordeaux in the Department of Women's,…