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.
WKYC-TV, May 1, 2019
Studies done by a research team at Ohio State University show the effects air quality has on the waistline. Americans spend billions of dollars fighting the battle of the bulge.From fad diets to fancy gyms, it’s an ongoing war. But what about the air we breathe. Is it worse for us than a triple-decker burger? "We know that if you live in a heavily polluted area, that can have effects on multiple different organ systems in human health," said Dr. Loren Wold, a professor at The Ohio State University. ...
Featured expert(s): Qinghua Sun
public health
Fox 28, April 30, 2019
Inside a lab in Ohio State’s Department of Food Science and Technology, a team of researchers has come up with a new material that can replace plastic.They call it a bio-plastic, because it’s made from bacteria and rubber. ...
Featured expert(s): Yael Vodovotz
food science and technology
National Geographic, April 24, 2019
Food waste, that scourge that sends more than a third of our food supply to rot and is a major contributor to climate change, seems like it should be easy to address. ...
Featured expert(s): Brian Roe
agricultural, environmental and development economics, SI affiliated faculty
Business First, April 22, 2019
Ohio State University professor Rattan Lal said he was "quite shocked" on the day he picked up the phone and was greeted by the Japanese consulate. The reason for the call: Lal just won the $450,000 Japan Prize for his work in environmental science and technology as a professor of soil science at the school's College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center. ...
Featured expert(s): Rattan Lal
environment and natural resources, SI affiliated faculty
BBC World Service, The Why Factor, April 22, 2019
When we’re given numbers, we don’t just take them at face value according to an experiment carried out by Ellen Peters, Professor of Psychology at Ohio State University. ...
Featured expert(s): Ellen Peters, SI affiliated faculty
psychology
Forbes, April 14, 2019
…For years, Rattan Lal, PhD, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at the Ohio State University, has been trying to raise awareness on how soil management affects food and the environment. He has pioneered ways to better manage and conserve soil, literally "groundbreaking" work which just earned him the prestigious 2019 Japan Prize, one of the top prizes in science and technology in the world. …Poor soil management could also cost us the ability to produce enough food for the growing world population. As Michael Drake, MD, President of The Ohio State University, pointed out to emphasize the importance of Lal's work, "70% of the Earth is ocean. ...
Featured expert(s): Rattan Lal
environment and natural resources, SI affiliated faculty
The Columbus Dispatch , April 11, 2019
… Ohio State will retire six 2002 diesel buses and replace them with compressed natural gas buses. The CNG buses will arrive in July, with the settlement fund paying half of the roughly $3 million cost. The CNG buses will emit 4.5 fewer tons of nitrogen oxide per year than the current ones, according to the state EPA. Once the buses are delivered, Ohio State will have 22 CNG buses, comprising about half of its fleet. They will fuel up at a CNG station installed a few years ago on campus, said Beth Snoke, director of transportation and traffic management for the university. Natural gas buses cost less to operate: the equivalent of 90 cents per gallon compared to $2.68 per gallon for diesel, Snoke said. ...
Design News, April 11, 2019
Researchers have discovered a new electronic material based on observations of electron behavior that could change how electronic devices are developed in the future. Whereas multiple materials are traditionally necessary to carry out the same tasks, engineers at Ohio State University (OSU) have found what they call a “dual-personality material” that can serve two roles in electronics. ...
Featured expert(s): Joseph Heremans
mechanical and aerospace engineering
WOSU, April 10, 2019
A team of Ohio State researchers have developed a material that could help reduce plastic pollution. ...
The Columbus Dispatch, April 8, 2019
A report put together by Ohio farmers, researchers, conservationists and nutritional experts explores how to meet food demands and address growing challenges brought about by climate change. …The project was facilitated by a national nonprofit group, Solutions from the Land, and Ohio State University’s Initiative for Food and AgriCultural Transformation and took nearly three years to put together, said Ernie Shea, president of Solutions from the Land. ...