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51ĀŅĀ× faculty recognized for awards, achievements

51ĀŅĀ× honored faculty award winners for the 2023-24 academic year during the Faculty Awards and Recognition Ceremony held May 1 in Walter Hall.

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Research Division announces awardees for the 2023-24 OURC/Baker Fund spring cycle

The OURC/Baker Fund program provides support for research, scholarship and creative activity at 51ĀŅĀ×.

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OHIO students honored with Student Enhancement Awards

The 51ĀŅĀ× Student Enhancement Awards (SEA) program provided 30 students with a total of $143,490 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring.

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51ĀŅĀ× announces 2023-24 Presidential Research Scholars

51ĀŅĀ× has named four professors from the fields of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Physical Sciences and Engineering as its 2023-24 Presidential Research Scholars.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows and several OHIO  representatives pose for a photo at the College Gate

Fulbright Humphrey Fellows to visit OHIO for Professional Enhancement Workshop on climate change

51ĀŅĀ× will host 12 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows for a Professional Enhancement Workshop focused on climate change from March 25-29,

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Saving the planet: March 6 Science CafƩ highlights a geospatial perspective

Duane Nellis, Ph.D., will discuss "Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis for Helping Save Our Earthā€ on Wednesday, March 6, at 5 p.m., as part of OHIOā€™s spring 2024 lineup for the Science CafĆ© series. The event will be held at the Baker Centerā€™s Front Room and will be available to stream viaĀ YouTube.

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Students from five colleges admitted to Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture program

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture announced its next cohort of 51ĀŅĀ× students that have been admitted to the undergraduate Certificate in Law, Justice & Culture program.

Antarctic sea ice, Jan. 6, 2022

Science CafƩ features Ryan Fogt discussing 'Recent Extreme Antarctic Sea Ice Decline' on Oct. 11

51ĀŅĀ×'s Science CafĆ© presents Ryan Fogt discussing "Recent Extreme Antarctic Sea Ice Decline in a 20th Century Historical Context" on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

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Student Enhancement Awards provide $110,116 in funding to 20 students

The 51ĀŅĀ× Student Enhancement Awards program provided 20 students with a total of $110,116 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring.

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Professors' new book traces Ohio history from first peoples to first settlers

The official founding of the state of Ohio dates back to 1803, but human habitation in Ohio goes back much further, back to the first peoples who helped shape the state we know today.

Erin Ashley

Whatā€™s new? 51ĀŅĀ× Broadcast Meteorology Degree

In May, Erin Ashley was the first to graduate with 51ĀŅĀ×ā€™s new Broadcast Meteorology degree. She is now a meteorologist at WTVG in Toledo.

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Yeong Kim selected for NEH-funded Rust Belt Humanities Lab

Yeong Kim, associate professor of geography, wasĀ selected to participate in the Rust Belt Humanities Lab, a summer seminar focusing on the people and places of the Rust Belt.

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Research & Impact

The efforts behind a greener 51ĀŅĀ×

Every day, students, faculty and staff work to make 51ĀŅĀ× a more climate-friendly place to live and learn.Ā 

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Betsy Kunstel helps students plan the academic journey that's just right for them

While the lure of living in Athens often inspires alumni to wish they could spend another year here, alumna Betsy Kunstel's job is to help students find their Goldilocks time at 51ĀŅĀ×.

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Navy renames oceanographic survey ship after OHIO geologist Marie Tharp, who helped discover plate tectonics

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship formerly named USNS Maury has been renamed the USNS Marie Tharp in honor of an OHIO alumna.

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