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Lego league teammates work on solving their latest challenge.
June 9, 2020

Promoting diversity in STEM at the Byrd Center

So, just what does it take to make a positive impact on the lack of diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields?

 

First Lego League Team at the Byrd Center…

Students sitting in bean bags looking at VR headsets
June 2, 2020

How the Arts and Humanities are Confronting Climate Change

A dancer’s performance ritual confronting the anguish and fear of a planetary emergency. A multimedia art exhibition exploring the significance of plants’ carbon sequestration during the…

Image of Fluid Earth Viewer showing temperatures for the planet
May 29, 2020

Paid REU Working with Science Visualizations for Summer 2020

A remote summer REU will be offered by the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The Ohio State University working on the Fluid Earth Viewer web application (https://fever.…

Polar Landscape
May 15, 2020

‘It Could Happen Anytime’: Scientists Warn of Alaska Tsunami Threat

The New York Times speaks with Dr. Chunli Dai, Senior Research Scientist at the Byrd Center, about the risks associated with the movement of melting glaciers, such as landslides and tsunamis. Read…

Dr. Lonnie Thompson of the Byrd Center holds an ice core at the summit of Quelccaya, 2003.
May 13, 2020

Glaciers Will Tell the Story of COVID-19 for Centuries to Come

Popular Mechanics recently spoke with Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Senior Research Scientist and Principle Investigator of the Byrd Center's Ice Core Research Group at The Ohio State University,…

Lonnie using a saw to cut an ice core
May 7, 2020

Glacial ice will likely hold records of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say

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Studies show evidence of previous pandemics, disasters throughout history

This story originally appeared in Ohio State News on May 07, 2020.
By Laura Arenschield…

New viral transport media for COVID-19 test kits created by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center will allow more people to be tested for the coronavirus that causes the disease.
April 24, 2020

Research continues – in some ways – during COVID-19 pandemic

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Though some projects are on pause, others move forward

 

This story originally appeared in Ohio State News on April 24, 2020.
By Laura Arenschield

Some…

Arial view of The Ohio State University Oval.
April 16, 2020

Ohio State accelerates Climate Action

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This story originally appeared in Ohio State News on April 15, 2020.

The Ohio State University…

The zone where soil and plant roots meet is rich with microbes that influence plant growth and health.
February 28, 2020

New Center of Microbiome Science is in the works at Ohio State

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Sequencing the human genome in 2003 opened up a whole new world of scientific discoveries about humans. The rapidly advancing DNA sequencing technologies also enabled…