Statement from Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee on Petro's appointment as chancellor

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Researchers at Ohio State University have invented fluorescent nano-particles that change color to tag molecules under the microscope. This series of photos shows a particle changing from red to green – and, at the 89-second mark, to yellow – over the course of two minutes. Image by Gang Ruan, courtesy of Ohio State University.

"With the appointment of Jim Petro as chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, Governor Kasich has made an inspired choice. Throughout his professional life, Jim Petro has dedicated himself to exceptional service on behalf of the citizens of Ohio. He has a well-earned reputation for building bipartisan consensus, and his understanding of the inextricable link between higher education and economic development is longstanding and deep. I look forward to working with Chancellor Petro to strengthen our state's educational infrastructure."