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Event Location: Camp Oty'Okwa
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Thu, November 12, 2026
Event Start Time: 8:00 pm
Event Location: U.S. Bank Conference Theater
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Fri, November 13, 2026
Event Start Time: 1:45 pm
Event Location: Mendenhall Lab 291

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Two people conducting research on a small raft with the words "Byrd Fellowship Program. 2027 call for applications. The Byrd Fellowship Program for Postdoctoral Researchers is accepting applications through March 31, 2027."

The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) of The Ohio State University announces the 2027 Byrd Fellowship Program for Postdoctoral Researchers. This program was established through a…

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As part of the celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the Ireland-U.S. Fulbright Program, W. Berry Lyons, Professor Emeritus in The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences and senior…

Abstract blue-toned illustration featuring scientists conducting research on a snowy landscape, with scientific equipment, dotted pathways, and swirling patterns.

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Peter Barrett in a red and yellow cold-weather jacket standing on an Antarctic ice shelf, surrounded by snow and ice formations with distant mountains in the background.

The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center joins the Antarctic research community in remembering Professor Peter Barrett, a distinguished Antarctic scientist, Ohio State geology alumnus, and…