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Mapping Earth’s Edges:

Researchers Release Comprehensive Map of Global Shorelines and Intertidal Areas

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Hosting Public Tours of Research Facilities:

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Understanding Urban Warming in Rajshahi City:

Insights from Thermal Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis

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Lead Pollution Across Asia:

Ice Core Study Tracks Contamination from Ancient to Modern Times

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Antarctic Bedrock Motion:

Global Team Releases Most Comprehensive GNSS Data Set

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Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Technology:

Ohio State Researchers Advance Measurement of Nanoparticles and Microparticles

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Improving El Niño Predictions:

A New Hybrid Forecasting Approach

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Tropical Ice on Mt. Huascarán:

Glaciological and Geophysical Perspectives from a Scientific Survey

Celebrating 65 Years Strong

Polar Libraries Colloquy

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September 19, 2025

Exploring Research Opportunities in Human Health and Performance in Space

1:00 pm
James Cancer Hospital Room L035 (Wasserstrom Auditorium)

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September 25, 2025

SES Brown Bag Lunch

12:00 pm
ML 291

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September 26, 2025

Earth Sciences Seminar: Elizabeth Sibert

1:45 pm
ML 291

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September 26, 2025

The Geography Speaker Series Presents, Prof. Kelly Kay

3:30 pm
Senate Chambers 2nd Floor (RM 2145), Ohio Union

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September 16, 2025

Byrd Center Researchers Lead Field Expedition to Study Peru’s Quelccaya Ice Cap

Researchers led by The Ohio State University's Earth Sciences Professor Lonnie Thompson, a Senior Research Scientist at the Byrd Center's Ice Core Paleoclimatology research group and a…

Matt Sullivan

September 15, 2025

The American Society for Microbiology Honors Byrd Center PI Matthew Sullivan with 2026 Environmental Research Award

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has announced its 2026 Awards and Prize Program honorees. Among the recipients is Matthew Sullivan, professor in the Departments of Microbiology and…

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September 10, 2025

SWOT Satellite Delivers First Global Estimates of River Discharge

A study led by an international team of researchers published in Geophysical Research Letters reports the first global estimates of river discharge, the volume of water flowing past a point per…

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September 3, 2025

Dr. Emilie Beaudon Receives NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Emilie Beaudon, Research Scientist at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and Assistant Professor in the School of Earth Sciences, has been awarded an NSF-CAREER grant. Her 5-year…