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Kane Lodge Foundation and Lincoln Ellsworth Foundation receive Midwest Archives Conference Presidents’ Awards
Congratulations to the Kane Lodge Foundation and the Lincoln Ellsworth Foundation for receiving the Midwest Archives Conference Presidents’ Award! The award recognizes significant…

New Award to Study Life in Glaciers
Congratulations to Byrd Center Principal Investigators, Assistant Professors Alex Michaud and Emilie Beaudon (Earth Sciences), on receiving a one-year grant from the College of Arts and Sciences…

OSU Announces Transition to Anthony Travel as New Travel Management Partner Starting July 1
Beginning July 1, 2025, The Ohio State University will partner with Anthony Travel as its new Travel Management Company for employee business travel.
This change marks the end of the…

New Insights into the Microbial Drivers of Methane Flux in Wetlands
In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers provided critical insights into the microbial interactions driving methane emissions in freshwater wetlands, a significant natural…

Melting Moments: The Third Pole in Focus
On March 20–21, 2025, global experts convened at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to celebrate the inaugural World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day. Among the events held on March 21 was the side-…

Melisa Diaz receives Instrumentation and Infrastructure Grant from the College of Arts and Sciences
Byrd Center Principal Investigator and Assistant Professor Melisa Diaz (Earth Sciences) will purchase a benchtop ED-X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, which can measure the concentrations…

Byrd Center Researchers Trek to Great Basin National Park in Nevada on a Winter Expedition to Investigate Impact of Snowpack on Sensors
Over spring break, from March 7–14, members of the Byrd Center's Glacier Environmental Change group undertook a winter field expedition to the mountains of Nevada to gather critical data on…

Study Highlights Decline in Water Storage in the Indus Basin
A new study published in AGU's Water Resources Research warns of a drastic decline in groundwater storage in the Indus Basin, threatening water security for millions in South Asia. The research…

Triumphant Conclusion to the 2024-2025 ANET-POLENET Antarctic Field Season
Byrd Center's ANET-POLENET team, under the leadership of Professor Emeritus Terry Wilson (Earth Sciences) began its field season in November 2024 in West Antarctica, operating from Union…