Making Headlines
The following articles reflect our commitment to share sustainability-related accomplishments across the university — representing its colleges, departments, institutes, centers and other units — in the areas of research, student engagement, campus stewardship and collaborations with the public and private sectors.
Hamilton News Journal, March 13, 2020
He’s not knocking lifelong farmers, but Mike Zelkind, CEO and co-founder of 80 Acres Farms, says the 20-something growers working for him in some ways have the experience of 5o-year-old traditional farmers. ...
Featured expert(s): Chieri Kubota
horticulture and crop science
Frontline, March 13, 2020
The materials the United States and other countries plan to use to store high-level nuclear waste are likely to degrade faster than previously thought because of the way those materials interact, new research from Ohio State University shows. ...
Featured expert(s): Xiaolei Guo
materials science engineering
EdScoop News, March 3, 2020
A number of technology-enabled projects at universities rank among the top 100 finalists in contention for a $100 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Ohio State University is competing to add sensors to water supplies in Tanzania through an existing project called the Sustainable Village Water System program, which has replaced at least broken wells in 125 villages, according to the project’s website. ...
Mother Jones News, Feb. 27, 2020
In March 2018, nearly a year before officially putting in for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders hosted a town hall at the US Capitol Visitor Center on the subject of “Inequality in America.” The event promised a lively discussion of “the rise of the oligarchy and the collapse of the American middle class”—lively in large part due to the presence of three people onstage who would soon play central roles in shaping the policy contours of the Democratic presidential primary. ...
Featured expert(s): Darrick Hamilton
public affairs, SI Faculty Advisory Board
Grist, Feb. 26, 2020
If you’re confused what the “circular economy” is, or what it means for a company to go “net-zero,” you’re far from alone. There’s a big mismatch between what scientists, journalists, and activists are saying and what the public understands. ...
Featured expert(s): Hillary Shulman
communication
One Earth (Cell Press) , Feb. 21, 2020
Urban air pollution has caused substantial premature deaths. Fast-growing population and rapid urbanization, together with other critical societal and environmental challenges, could further exacerbate such risks. Integrated planning is thus key. ...
Featured expert(s): Yue Qin
geography, SI core faculty
NBC4, Feb. 21, 2020
Two Ohio State University engineering professors are about to embark on a trip halfway around the world in search of clean water to meet the needs of villages in Tanzania, Africa. ...
Featured expert(s): Dave Williams, John Horack
engineering
Farm and Dairy, Feb. 20, 2020
Walter Bonham, owner of The Food Lab, in Mansfield, was not always a farmer. There aren’t many farmers in Mansfield. It’s a city, and agriculture has not traditionally been one of the city’s industries. ...
Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 18, 2020
The city of Columbus has been recognized for its efforts to combat climate change. ...
WCMH, Feb. 17, 2020
Volatile weather featuring prolonged periods of heavy rain and unseasonably mild winters has brought economic challenges for farmers across the Midwest. ...
Featured expert(s): Stephen Boyles, Maurice Eastridge, Aaron Wilson
animal sciences, animal sciences, Byrd Polar and Climate and SI affiliated faculty