A new analysis of satellite data shows that Antarctica's ice is melting in ebbs and flows, not in a linear line.
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February
2021
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09:19 AM
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Sea-level predictions may need adjustment
Antarctic ice is melting, contributing massive amounts of water to the world’s seas and causing them to rise – but that melt is not as linear and consistent as scientists previously thought, a new analysis of 20 years’ worth of satellite data indicates.
Coolest Science Story 2020
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January
20,
2021
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11:52 AM
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The polls have closed, the ballots have been counted, and when it comes to the coolest Ohio State science story of the year, we’re thrilled to report that the word nerds win.
December
21,
2020
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12:27 PM
America/New_York
Stay tuned for the results of Ohio State’s third-annual “Coolest Science Story of the Year” competition.
Campus
January
27,
2021
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08:10 AM
America/New_York
People often feel like they don’t understand – or can’t comprehend – the scientific issues that play such a vital role in our daily lives. A new television series, a partnership between COSI (the Center of Science and Industry) in Columbus and The …
January
22,
2021
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18:00 PM
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New York Times columnist David Brooks encouraged members of The Ohio State University community during a public conversation this week to make small but intentional changes in their immediate surroundings to help improve the social fabric of the …
December
31,
2020
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12:08 PM
America/New_York
Trusting the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine is critically important as vaccinations continue across the country.
Science & Medicine
January
26,
2021
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12:03 PM
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Scientists have proposed that using a cheap and simple product – hard candy – to screen for the loss of taste and smell in populations at risk for COVID-19 exposure may help detect probable positive cases in otherwise asymptomatic
January
26,
2021
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08:34 AM
America/New_York
A longstanding project designed to study dark energy throughout the cosmos has released a second data set showing 300 million objects throughout space, one of the largest data releases of its kind. Combined with an initial release, the survey has …
January
15,
2021
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09:57 AM
America/New_York
A relatively new type of investment fund is luring unsophisticated investors into buying a certain type of stock when values are at their highest, resulting in losses almost immediately, a new study has found.
Arts & Humanities
January
07,
2021
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10:19 AM
America/New_York
The Ohio State University’s Department of French and Italian (FRIT) has been invited by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States to join its network of Centers of Excellence.
December
11,
2020
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13:01 PM
America/New_York
From her earliest years, Gay Su Pinnell cherished reading – so much that she dedicated her career to helping young children who struggled to learn to read.
Now, after giving $7.5 million to The Ohio State University College of Human Ecology in …
October
07,
2020
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08:17 AM
America/New_York
A collection of essays by author Jerald Walker, published by The Ohio State University Press, is a finalist for this year’s National Book Award for nonfiction.
The Conversation
November
20,
2020
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08:27 AM
America/New_York
144 Ohio State researchers have written 301 articles for The Conversation. Earlier this month, Ohio State faculty passed a milestone: Their contributions had received more than 10 million reads.
September
14,
2020
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10:53 AM
America/New_York
Building public trust in immunizations requires more than a pledge from vaccine manufacturers, an Ohio State expert says. It will take action by Congress to create a "coronavirus social safety net."
August
18,
2020
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13:48 PM
America/New_York
As a new school year gets underway, here are tips that teachers and families can follow to curb the problems with remote learning due to COVID-19.
Sports
November
17,
2020
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15:10 PM
America/New_York
In graduation data released by the NCAA today, Ohio State University student-athletes have a four-class average (2010-13) of 88 percent in the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and, in the 2013-14 cohort, held steady with a Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) …
October
19,
2020
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14:40 PM
America/New_York
The Ohio State Buckeyes have made it to Week 1 of their 2020 football season. While operations and protocols at Ohio Stadium will be dramatically altered this year, important safety messages will continue to be reinforced and communicated as the …
October
05,
2020
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16:19 PM
America/New_York
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to collegiate athletics, The Ohio State University Department of Athletics created an opportunity during the pandemic to improve the strength and conditioning regimen of its student-athletes …
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