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Insights from the SWOT Mission:

Revealing Breakthroughs in Global Water Monitoring

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Greenland's Hidden Reservoirs:

Bedrock Shifts Uncover Summer Meltwater

West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier:

Accelerated Thinning and Retreat Driven by Ice-Shelf Channel Intersections at Grounding Zones

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Antarctica's Priestley Glacier:

Revealing Subglacial Water Dynamics Using Microwave Sensing

Scientist drilling in the Antarctic

Ancient Viruses:

Masters of adaptation in microbial hosts during historic climate shifts

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CryoRad Mission Concept:

Aspiring to become the next-generation Earth Explorer earth-observing satellite mission

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The Role of Global Warming

in Antarctic Earth Uplift and Future Sea Level Rise

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Ohio Weather & Climate Course

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Voices of Excellence

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Exhibition of a cryolophosaur dinosaur skeleton

August 20 - February 25, 2025

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

Thompson Library Gallery

Portrait of Paul Martini

February 2, 2025

Science Sundays: "Unraveling the Mystery of Cosmic Acceleration"

Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theater

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February 5, 2025

CEGE ConNEXT: Climate Change, the last Millenium, and Ohio

Virtual

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February 10 - February 14, 2025

Love Data Week

Hybrid, Research Commons or Online via Zoom

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January 31, 2025

Empowering Early Career Researchers in Advanced Earth System Modeling

A novel initiative has been launched in a pioneering effort led by Senior Research Associate Stephanie (Konfal) Sherman, a group member with Byrd Center's POLENET: The Polar Earth Observing…

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January 30, 2025

Exploring Climate Change Through Ancient Ice: A Two-Part Podcast with Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Lonnie Thompson

The Voices of Excellence podcast, interviews with The Ohio State University researchers at the cutting edge of the arts and sciences, has released a fascinating two-part series featuring renowned…

January 27, 2025

The University Libraries Has Announced the Recipients of the 2025-2026 Archives and Polar Archives Research Awards

The University Libraries at The Ohio State University has announced the 2025-2026 recipients of two prestigious awards supporting research. Dr. Pier Paolo Alfei is the recipient of the…

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January 23, 2025

Wooden High Rises and What Determines the Sustainability of 'Mass Timber' Buildings

In a recent article in The Conversation, Professor Brent Sohngen From the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics at The Ohio State University, examines the…