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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…

Cleaning Up Coal Mine Drainage and Producing Rare Earth Elements in the Process
Jeff Bielicki, associate professor in civil environmental and geodetic engineering and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, co-authored a study published in…

A Low-Cost, User-Friendly Technology for Making Samples and Artifacts Accessible to Online Audiences
The pandemic precipitated the need for virtual access to science through technology and hence the creation of the Virtual Rock Box. Rock samples from the Polar Rock Repository were…
The City of Columbus Releases Results of its Urban Heat Mapping
This past summer, Geddy Davis, program coordinator, weather and climate services, and Karina Peggau, education and outreach program coordinator at the Byrd Polar and…

Ohio State's Carbon Emissions Have Dropped by 30% Since 2015
Ohio State News recently reported on The Ohio State University's efforts and progress toward reducing its carbon footprint stemming from sustainability goals set in 2015. To date, the…

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…

Virtual Tour Debuted of Permafrost Tunnel near Fairbanks, Alaska
A team at The Ohio State University's Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center led by Jason Cervenec, the center's education and outreach director, in collaboration with …

Deep learning models track river extents at sub-meter resolutions
Earth’s surface water, such as river flow paths and inundated floodplains, evolves spatially over time. Where and how much surface water is present is critical for evaluating droughts, floods, and…

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…