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Discoveries and news in research, student success, faculty engagement and alumni accomplishments.

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Mathematics

Communicating math through aerial acrobatics

Mathematics alumna Nancy Scherich (M.S., ’13) has bridged the worlds of art and math to great acclaim.

Alumni and Friends, Women in Science, Mathematics, Winter 2019, Research, Student Success
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Biomedical Science

Synergies unleashed to tackle human health and disease

OSU scientists take an interdisciplinary approach to human health, working across the life, physical and mathematical sciences to spur fresh thinking and innovations.

Biochemistry & Biophysics, Mathematics, Microbiology, Statistics, Winter 2019, Data Science, Biomedical Science, Research
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Alumni and Friends

Recognizing outstanding achievement: 2018 Alumni Awards

Three outstanding scientists received the 2018 College of Science Alumni Awards.

Alumni and Friends, Women in Science, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Microbiology, Winter 2019
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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Scientist who discovered protein involved in cancer metastasis named Alumni Fellow

Alumna Marian Waterman, professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of California, Irvine, is honored as 2018 Alumni Fellow.

Alumni and Friends, Women in Science, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Winter 2019, Research
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Students

Meet our class of 2022

The College of Science welcomes 744 new first-year students and 180 transfer students in fall 2018.

Students, Winter 2019
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Events

Science faculty recognized for excellence at 2018 University Day

Eight science received some of OSU’s most prestigious awards for scholarship, teamwork, and mentoring at 2018 University Day.

Events, Faculty and Staff, Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Winter 2019
Justin Conner grabbing petri dishes in lab
Faculty and Staff

College of Science research funding from FY18

The College of Science received $11.3 million in research grants and awards in FY18.

Faculty and Staff, Winter 2019, Research
Different shades of blue pigments laid out on white table
Materials Science

Japanese musician recreates YInMn blue to help the children of Fukushima

YInMn blue - aka Soma Blue - spreads a message of hope and transformation in the city of Soma affected by the devastating Fukushima nuclear meltdown after Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

News, Faculty and Staff, Chemistry, Winter 2019, Materials Science
Walter Loveland with colleague receiving award
Chemistry

Famed nuclear chemist elected Fellow of American Chemical Society

Chemistry professor Walter Loveland named a 2018 Fellow by the American Chemical Society.

News, Faculty and Staff, Chemistry, Winter 2019, Research
Grace D'Angelo in front of Grand Canyon
Microbiology

Two science graduates win 2018 Fulbright awards

Microbiology alumni Dang Duong ('18) and Grace D'Angelo ('17) are selected for the 2018-19 Fulbright Awards.

News, Diversity in Science, Students, Microbiology, Winter 2019
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Student Success

Science faculty receive $1 million to increase inclusivity and success of diverse students

Science faculty awarded prestigious HHMI grant to develop culturally inclusive pedagogies in STEM programs.

News, Diversity in Science, Faculty and Staff, Students, Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Mathematics, Winter 2019, Student Success
blue fungi sitting on log in forest
Physics

Fungi-produced pigment shows promise as semiconductor material

Physicist Oksana Ostroverkhova discovers a semi-conducting material in organic pigment secreted by wood-eating fungi.

Faculty and Staff, Physics, Winter 2019, Research
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