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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite to Collect Data on Over 90% of the Water on Earth's Surface

On December 16, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched into space from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying with it the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft…

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Improving Forest Sustainability in Pan-India

Last month, Ying Zuo, a graduate student in the School of Earth Sciences (SES) at The Ohio State University, presented a research poster at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU’s) annual meeting…

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Connecting Youth Using Arctic Mystery-Themed Kits

A recent study, Connecting Youth Using Arctic Mystery-Themed Kits, was published online in the Journal of STEM Outreach. The lead author, Education and Outreach Program…

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Radionucleotides Released from Anthropogenic Activities Threaten Humans and Wildlife on a Global Scale

Artificial radionucleotides released from anthropogenic activities emit beta (β) particles during decay, which are transported through atmospheric circulation and eventually deposited somewhere on…

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A Promising Paleo-Environmental Messenger

Updated November 15, 2022

Emilie Beaudon, a principal investigator at the Byrd Center, is the first author of a recent study published in the journal Geosciences titled Aeolian…

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Effects of Interactive Data Visualizations on Student Engagement and Perceived Learning

A team at the Byrd Center collaborated with a group of other scientists on a study of the effects of interactive data visualization on student engagement and perceived learning in formal…

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Protist Impacts on Marine Cyanovirocell Metabolism

A study was recently published online in the journal ISME Communications titled Protist impacts on marine cyanovirocell metabolism, shedding light on how some carbon cycling…

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Ecogenomics Reveals Viral Communities Across the Challenger Deep Oceanic Trench

Matthew Sullivan, Professor at The Ohio State University Department of Microbiology and Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering and a Principal Investigator at the Byrd Center, is co-author…

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The 2023 Byrd Postdoctoral Scholarship Program

The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is now accepting applications for the 2023 Byrd Postdoctoral Scholarship Program.

This program provides scholarships for postdoctoral researchers…