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Kira Harris Receives Henry Brecher Technical Achievement Award
Congratulations to Byrd Center intern and Class of 2020 graduate Kira Harris for receiving this year's Henry Brecher Technical Achievement Award!
This award is named in honor of…
Dr. Lonnie Thompson and REI’s Uncommon Path Magazine
Dr. Lonnie Thompson was recently photographed for REI's Uncommon Path magazine. In his interview, Lonnie described his time collecting over 7000 meters of ice cores for climate research, spending…
How the Arts and Humanities are Confronting Climate Change
A dancer’s performance ritual confronting the anguish and fear of a planetary emergency. A multimedia art exhibition exploring the significance of plants’ carbon sequestration during the…
Paid REU Working with Science Visualizations for Summer 2020
A remote summer REU will be offered by the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The Ohio State University working on the Fluid Earth Viewer web application (https://fever.byrd.osu.edu/)…
‘It Could Happen Anytime’: Scientists Warn of Alaska Tsunami Threat
The New York Times speaks with Dr. Chunli Dai, Senior Research Scientist at the Byrd Center, about the risks associated with the movement of melting glaciers, such as landslides and tsunamis. Read…
Glaciers Will Tell the Story of COVID-19 for Centuries to Come
Popular Mechanics recently spoke with Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Senior Research Scientist and Principle Investigator of the Byrd Center's Ice Core Research Group at The Ohio State University,…
Glacial ice will likely hold records of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say
Studies show evidence of previous pandemics, disasters throughout history
This story originally appeared in Ohio State News on May 07, 2020.
By Laura Arenschield…
Research continues – in some ways – during COVID-19 pandemic
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Ohio State accelerates Climate Action
University releases plan to reduce 55% of carbon emissions by 2030
This story originally appeared in Ohio State News on April 15, 2020.
The Ohio…