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Phun with Physics returns to the Ohio State Fair for the 16th year
With the aid of Physics students and under the direction of our our Instructional Support Staff (Harold Whitt, Chris Healy and Katie Ferrell) once again Phun with Physics is at the Ohio State Fair…
Breaking Ground to Teach the Stars: Newark Astrophysicist Leads the Way
Ohio State Newark and The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology, broke ground June 2 for their collaborative $1.4 million SciDome planetarium, expected to be completed in 2018. This…
Astronomer Leads Team Discovery of Hottest Known Planet
Astronomer Scott Gaudi, Thomas Jefferson Professor for Discovery and Space Exploration, co-led an international team that discovered planet KELT-9b is “so hot it stretches the…
Astronomers Witness Star’s Death, Birth of New Black Hole
For the first time, astronomers have seen a dying star collapse directly into a black hole. The fizzle of this star — about 25 times more massive than our Sun — could explain why astronomers…
Changing Lives in the Lab and in the Field
From uncovering how illnesses work to studying the births and deaths of massive stars, the women in STEM in the College of Arts and Sciences continue to be an influential presence in the Ohio…
Space Radio: Tune In Tomorrow and Go Out of This World
The Spaceman himself, Paul Sutter, CCAPP Outreach Coordinator and COSI chief science officer, records the pilot for “Space Radio,” a new show on WCBE, Thursday, May 18 at 4 p.m…
Paul Sutter And Anna Voelker Lauch New Video Series
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter and undergraduate astronomy & astrophysics major Anna Voelker have launched a new video series called We Don't Planet on space.com that explores and explains fascinating…
Arts and Sciences Faculty Named Distinguished University Professors
Clark Spencer Larsen, distinguished professor of social and behavioral sciences; professor and chair, Department of Anthropology, and David Weinberg, distinguished professor of…
Beacom interviews Mythbusters at sold-out show
Physics faculty member John Beacom interviewed the television stars of "Mythbusters," Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, on stage at the Ohio Union in front of a sellout crowd of 1…