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

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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.

Events, Alumni and Friends, Faculty and Staff, Students, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics
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Students

Retrospective: Science graduates reflect on their education

We caught up with several of our graduates as they approach graduation and asked them to reflect on their experiences in the College of Science

Diversity in Science, Students, Women in Science, Integrative Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics
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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.

Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Statistics
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Students

Celebrating undergraduate excellence in science

Science was well represented at the 2015 Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence event May 14

Students, Microbiology, Research
Stephen Giovannoni sitting in lobby
Climate and Oceans

Rethinking the marine carbon cycle

Professor Stephen Giovannoni was recently published in Science Magazine

Faculty and Staff, Microbiology, Climate and Oceans, Research
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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

Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Integrative Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Statistics, Data, AI and Robotics, Research
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Students

BioHealth Sciences student featured in the Barometer

"Everything I learned in biology I feel like is now applicable.”

Students, Women in Science, Microbiology, Research
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Microbiology

Bartholomew named head of Microbiology

Bartholomew is currently a professor of microbiology with joint appointments in the College of Science and the College of Agricultural Sciences.

OSU Press Releases, Alumni and Friends, Faculty and Staff, Women in Science, Microbiology, Climate and Oceans
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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.

Biochemistry & Biophysics, Integrative Biology, Microbiology
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Microbiology

New major focuses on the science of human health

The BioHealth Sciences major replaces the General Science program and offers a more focused course of study on human health.

Students, Microbiology
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Research

Discover

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

Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Microbiology, Sustainable Energy and Materials, Research
Coral in the ocean floor
Research

Outbreak

Microbiologist Rebecca Vega Thurber and her team research advanced genomic approaches for identifying infections of corals.

Faculty and Staff, Women in Science, Microbiology, Climate and Oceans, Research