Sequencing of full-length viral RNA reveals molecular-level effect
A chemical modification in the HIV-1 RNA genome whose function has been a matter of scientific debate is now confirmed to be key to the virus’s ability to survive and thrive after infecting host …
Campus
Christopher Pan, social entrepreneur, musician and inspirational speaker, will be the commencement speaker at The Ohio State University’s spring commencement.
The ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 5, at noon in Ohio Stadium. …
Two days, hundreds of miles and four campuses: That was the itinerary for The Ohio State University President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. as he made stops to meet students, faculty and staff at the Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark campuses last …
When Ahmed Hosni, assistant director of the Student Life Student Wellness Center and head of the Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC) at The Ohio State University, first arrived in Columbus 10 years ago, he didn’t think he’d be a Buckeye for long. …
Science & Medicine
In her years of studying the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and its aftermath, Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira has helped increase our understanding of how ordinary people can be coaxed into committing atrocities and how human resilience after genocide helps …
Pierre Agostini, 2023 Nobel Laureate and emeritus professor of physics at The Ohio State University, is often a man of few words. During his visit to the Columbus campus this spring, he met with a group of physics students and answered their …
On April 8, millions of observers in Ohio will witness a total solar eclipse, a rare celestial event that promises to be an otherworldly experience.
Arts & Humanities
Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth remembers exactly where he was during the 2017 solar eclipse: on a pontoon boat on the Tennessee River.
“At the moment of totality, there were several other pontoon boats nearby,” he said. “We all independently put …
Amrita Dhar first encountered the works of William Shakespeare in India, where she was born and raised. From the beginning, she felt an ownership over the works of Shakespeare. Reading his plays in her native Bengali or watching Bollywood film …
Founded in 1818, Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio, was one of the first colleges in the state. Sadly, it closed just over a century later, in 1919. Why? A failure to adapt, said David J. Staley. Unlike other colleges founded at the time and …
The Conversation
For centuries, astronomers have realized that total solar eclipses offer a valuable scientific opportunity. But as the history of astronomy shows, things don’t always go according to plan for even the most prepared eclipse hunters.
As donor-advised funds play an ever larger role in charitable giving, Congress will eventually have to take action if it wants to meaningfully regulate this new charitable environment, an Ohio State expert says.
Ohio State researchers have found that special-event drinking does affect parenting behavior – but in different ways depending on the event.
Sports
When Katelyn Abeln turned 13, she aged out of her 4-H BB gun team, so she and her father, Jerry, started one for air pistol. At that young age, Abeln never imagined it would lead her to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Ohio State President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. today announced that Ross Bjork will become the university’s next senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation-Eugene Smith Endowed Athletics Director, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. Bjork, …
When he arrived at The Ohio State University in 2018, Kellyn Gerenstein had two goals: study engineering and play for the varsity football team as a walk-on. Football was a cornerstone of his life. When he couldn’t get an immediate walk-on …
