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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.

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Research

Discover

The College of Science has an extensive and deep research portfolio that is globally recognized.

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Students

Student research

Our students are engaged in authentic inquiry, a hallmark of science education.

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Teaching Innovation

Giving success a boost

NSF grant to boost retention and graduation rates in STEM

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Health and Biotechnology

Lipoic acid restores and synchronizes “biological clock”

Researchers have discovered the ability of a micronutrient called lipoic acid to restore a normal circadian rhythm (“biological clock”) in aging animals.

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Events

2014 Northwest Crystallography Workshop

Workshop convenes macromolecular crystallography researchers

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Health and Biotechnology

A homerun for treating Lou Gehrig’s disease

Copper compound could extend lifespan of those suffering from the debilitating disease

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Students

Congratulations to our 2014 student scholarship recipients!

The College of Science is proud to announce our 2014 student scholarships.

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Health and Biotechnology

The vitamin debate

Linus Pauling Institute researchers and three other institutions refuted recent claims that “the case is closed” on multivitamins.