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Ohio Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week - March 20-26, 2022
The National Weather Service along with the Ohio Committee For Severe Weather Awareness and Ohio Emergency Management Agency are promoting severe weather awareness and…
Chance Carafice 2nd Place Winner of the Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
Congratulations Chance! Chance Carafice earned 2nd place at the 27th annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, held on March 8, 2022 in the category of “Earth and Beyond” for his…
Fewer Rainy Days Leading to Earlier Spring in Northern Climates
A drop in the total number of rainy days each year is contributing to an earlier arrival of spring for plants in northern climates, a new study finds. Scientists have known that warmer…
Dr. Aaron Wilson Receives Lois M. Jones Award
Dr. Aaron Wilson became the first person to receive the inaugural Lois M. Jones Award for Science Access, Engagement, and Communications. This award is given to a Byrd Center Member who has done…
Garry McKenzie & Henry Brecher Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to Chance Carafice and Mia Rankin, 2021 Garry McKenzie & Henry Brecher Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship recipients.Chance Carafice is a dual major Engineering…
Dr. Aaron Wilson to lead National Institute of Food and Agriculture research project
Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center Scientist and OSU Extension Climate Specialist Aaron Wilson, in collaboration with Central State, University of Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Purdue, have…
Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Lonnie Thompson are the recipients of the BBVA Foundation's Frontiers of Knowledge Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Dr. Lonnie Thompson for receiving the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change from the BBVA Foundation! Details and BBVA press release…
Ice sages
Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley-Thompson are two of the world’s most revered paleoclimatologists, and their careers at Ohio State have grown in tandem with humans’ understanding of climate change…
Welcome to Dr. Fazlul Haq, 2021 Byrd Post Doctoral Scholar
Dr. Haq is on a sabbatical from his position in the Department of Geography at Government College University Faisalabad. He received his PhD in 2016 and his worked focused on environmental changes…