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Wed, April 29, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory
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Thu, May 7, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: Virtual
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Thu, May 7, 2026
Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: Thompson Library, Thompson Library Gallery and Special Collections Atrium
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Sun, June 7 - Sat, June 13, 2026
Event Start Time: 12:00 am
Event Location: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

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Ellen Mosley-Thompson Named One of Columbus Monthly’s 2026 Inspiring Women

The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is proud to share that Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Distinguished University Professor Emerita and senior research scientist, has been named one of Columbus…

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Come Celebrate the Byrd Center’s 65th Anniversary at the Polar Libraries Colloquy Banquet

Please join us on Friday, June 12, 2026, from 5:30pm-8:30pm at North Bank Park Pavilion for the 30th Polar Libraries Colloquy Banquet, an evening…

H Rainak Khan Real presenting at AAG

PhD Student H Rainak Khan Real Awarded at OSU Hayes Research Forum and Graduate Research Proposal Competition

PhD student H Rainak Khan Real was recently awarded 2nd place at the OSU Hayes Research Forum for his presentation "From Microns to Meters: Using Remote Sensing to Understand the Spatial…

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Researchers Predict Melting Glaciers May Threaten Future Water Security

Glaciers in High Mountain Asia — a region encompassing the Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding mountain ranges — are shrinking rapidly, endangering water resources for millions of people…