Updated Statement

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At a research-scale combustion unit at Ohio State University, engineers are testing a clean coal technology that harnesses the energy of coal chemically, without burning it. Here, doctoral student Elena Chung (left) and master's student Samuel Bayham (right) display chunks of coal along with pulverized coal (bottle, center) and the iron oxide beads (bottle, right) that enable the chemical reaction. Photo by Jo McCulty, courtesy of Ohio State University.

The situation in Steubenville is particularly disturbing, and our thoughts are with those affected. Sexual assault is a terrible act of aggression and violence, and our hearts go out to all victims. The individual in question (Michael Nodianos) is no longer a student at The Ohio State University.