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Study by Alum Jamey Stutz Shows Byrd Glacier's Accelerated Inland Thinning During the Genesis of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica
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With a pack full of rocks, Mountaineer Scott Barry makes his way toward the Twin…
Congratulations to Sarah Fortner, 2023 Lois M. Jones Award Recipient!
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Dr. Sarah Fortner has been honored with the 2023 Lois M. Jones Award for her outstanding contributions to Science…

SES at Sea: Krysova in the South Atlantic Bight
As part of our highlight of SES adventures at sea, we follow undergraduate student Anastasiia Krysova on her voyage aboard the Langseth. She shares:…

GSA 2023 faculty, staff, and student presentations
With 25 abstracts from alumni, students, faculty, and staff, the School of Earth Sciences was strongly represented at this year's Geological Society of America meeting. Use the dropdowns below to…

Ohio State's Polar Rock Repository: Celebrating 20 Years of Polar Discoveries
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The Polar Rock Repository (PRR) at The Ohio State University celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2023. An article in…

Congratulations to Melisa Diaz and the Other Recipients of the 2023-24 Provost’s Early Career Scholars
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The Ohio State University's Office of Academic Affairs has named Melisa Diaz, assistant professor (starting January 2024)…

An Earth Science Retrospective: Origin and development of the Orton Museum collection
Fossil fishes from the John Strong Newberry collection described in Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio, Volume I (1873), and reposited in the Orton…
Professor Terry Wilson Receives AGU's Ivan I. Mueller Award for Distinguished Service and Leadership
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In recognition of her exceptional contributions to geodesy and her dedication to scientific research, Professor Terry…

Allison Chartrand and Ian Howat find Antarctic ice shelves thinner than previously thought
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Recent research published in the Journal of Glaciology is the first large-scale study of its kind…