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Alumni and Friends

Scholarship Dessert celebrates excellence and gratitude

The College of Science celebrated our extraordinary scholarship students at our annual spring Scholarship Dessert.

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

High-powered nuclear magnetic resonance instrument to draw regional, national and international scientists to OSU

Elisar Barbar and her team were recently awarded $1.3 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and another $504,000 from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

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Students

Biochemistry & Biophysics turns up heat with spring BBQ

The Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics gathers faculty, students and recent alumni together to celebrate the end of spring term

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Events

Faculty excellence: Promotions and tenure 2015

The College of Science is proud to congratulate the following faculty for receiving promotions and/or tenure this spring.

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Students

And the 2015 CURE Fellows are....

Six science undergraduate science students have received Cripps Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Summer Fellowships

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Biochemistry researchers collaborate on new sunscreen

Andrew Karplus and his graduate student Kelsey Kean recently discovered that certain animals are able to produce a sunblock compound naturally.

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Faculty and Staff

Karplus delivers Distinguished Professor Lecture

Teaching, teamwork, "aha!" moments and peering into the world of proteins with Andy Karplus

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Data, AI and Robotics

Bio+Math

In the last two years, the College of Science has focused on augmenting its expertise in data and life sciences with strategic hires

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Faculty and Staff

Karplus receives top honor as OSU Distinguished Professor

Distinguished Professor is the highest designation the university gives to its faculty.

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Alumni and Friends

Biochemistry/Biophysics alumnus wins prize for young scientists

Simon Johnson (‘09) was a category winner in the 2014 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists for his essay on translational medicine.

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Faculty and Staff

Three researchers elected to world’s largest scientific society

Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers.

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News

The birth of the School of Life Sciences

Last year the College established the School of Life Sciences (SLS) to encompass a broad range of interdisciplinary sciences.