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Guliya Ice Cap, China.

Historic and Modern Lead Pollution Traced in Tibetan Glaciers

ORIGINALLY POSTED BY BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER

In a significant environmental study led by researchers at The Ohio State University and collaborators from Texas A&M…

Plaque of C.K. Shum added to The Display at the OSU 18th Street Library

 

The display at the OSU 18th Street Library has been updated to include all six Ohio State affiliated Nobel Laureates.

C.K. Shum, The Nobel Peace Prize, Awarded 2007 plaque was…

Learning which strategies may improve coral survivorship provides scientists with more effective avenues for coral conservation.

Feeding coral reefs can aid their recovery from bleaching events - Rising ocean temperatures main threat to coral, research shows

Tatyana WoodallOhio State Newswoodall.52@osu.edu

Coral reefs will continue to experience severe heat stress as rising temperatures cause the oceans to become unbearably hot – but a new…

Sue Welch

Gratitude to Dr. Sue Welch for her scientific collaboration and mentoring

This month, as Senior Research Scientist Dr. Sue Welch departs SES to join Koloma, we reflect back in gratitude on her 16 years of dedicated service. Dr. Welch has…

The Orton Geological Museum, 1874-2024: A 150-year Retrospective

By Loren Babcock

The Orton Geological Museum opened to the public in August 1874. With the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, the museum enters its 150th year. We are celebrating the sesquicentennial with new…

The SES freshman class with Dr. Royce and Dr. Cook. Contributed by Professor Ann Cook.

SES welcomes big new freshman class

If you see some new faces around the School of Earth Sciences (SES), they might be part of our new freshman class.  We warmly welcome Alfonso Aguirre, Kyra Avarello, …

The Geology Club visits Arches National Park

The Ohio State University Undergraduate Geology Club

The Geology Club explores Mammoth Cave on a lantern tour

              The Geology Club within the School of Earth…

Third-year PhD candidate Carmi Thompson trained at the Natural History Museum in London thanks to funding from Friends of Orton Hall.

Alumni Change Lives

Thanks to funds from the Friends of Orton Hall, PhD candidate Carmi Thompson was able to travel to the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, England to work with collaborators Dr. Jon Todd, Dr.…

Girls* on Rock participants pose at their basecamp in the backcountry

Professor Melisa Diaz Helps Shape Innovative Wilderness Science Program for Youth

By Casey Morrisroe Saup

CIRES' Girls* on Rock program, a wilderness science education initiative for high school youth, has found new success in 2024 thanks to NSF funding. Our own Dr. Melisa Diaz, assistant professor…