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Students

Chemistry student praises value of research

Senior Collin Nicholas Muniz from Portland, Oregon, has a voracious appetite for science.

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Women in Science

Chemist addresses scientific challenges under an 'inconvenient administration'

An apparent lack of concern for scientific evidence” poses a challenge to environmental management, writes chemist Staci Simonich in a recent editorial.

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Health and Biotechnology

Toxic particles linked to higher lung cancer risk

A new way of looking at how pollutants travel has quadrupled the estimate of global lung cancer risk from a pollutant caused by combustion.

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Chemistry

Chemists develop new hydronium-ion battery

Chemists develop new type battery with promise for sustainable, high-power energy storage.

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Faculty and Staff

New associate dean to lead student success in science

The College of Science welcomes environmental chemist Staci Simonich as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, effective February 1, 2017.

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Chemistry

Chemists invent safer, cleaner technique for uranium extraction

The separation of uranium could potentially be done more safely and efficiently through a new technique developed by OSU chemists.

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Teaching Innovation

Online learning innovations: Bringing science to the world

For more than 15 years, the College has pioneered online chemistry courses that have proven popular among students, providing access to courses previously unavailable.

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Teaching Innovation

Innovation in the classroom

Through the ESTEME@OSU project, OSU has conducted a comprehensive examination of its learning practices and is evolving them to transform its culture of scholarship

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Graduate students

Four Ph.D. students awarded ARCS Foundation scholarships

Four doctoral students in the College of Science are among the 27 scientists and engineers selected as 2016 ARCS Foundation Scholars by the Portland chapter.

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Research

Chemical trickery corrals ‘hyperactive’ metal-oxide cluster

A team of chemists isolate key metal-oxide clusters in water, a significant advance for growing the clusters that help manufacture small features in electronic circuits.

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Faculty and Staff

Ken Hedberg: A lifetime of science

Alumnus and professor emeritus of chemistry Ken Hedberg (’43) receives the inaugural College of Science Lifetime Achievement Award after more than seven decades at OSU.

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Alumni and Friends

Recognizing excellence in science: 2016 Alumni Awards

The College of Science is proud to announce its 2016 Alumni Award recipients