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.
Business First, 19-Dec-18
With the original Dec. 31 deadline looming, the City of Columbus has yet to tie up a deal to purchase the Sawmill Road "sheep farm" from Ohio State University. Due to some issues related to groundwater contamination – found when Westerville-based Stone Environmental Engineering and Science completed a third assessment of the property – finalizing the deal will be pushed back to April, said Sophia Fifner, the community relations chief for the city's recreation and parks department. ...
Farm and Dairy, 19-Dec-18
After an exceptionally rainy fall, the state is on track to have its third wettest year ever, said Aaron Wilson, climate specialist with Ohio State University Extension and the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. In early September, the remnants of Hurricane Gordon moved across Ohio, triggering upward of 8 inches of rain in southern Ohio. While October rainfall was closer to average, in November, umbrellas came out again — and often. ...
Featured expert(s): Aaron Wilson, research scientist, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
Ohio State News, 19-Dec-18
Columbus residents and visitors now have the chance to ride Ohio’s first self-driving shuttles. The Smart Circuit shuttles began humming their way along the Scioto Mile in Downtown Columbus on Dec. 10. The low-speed, electric vehicles make stops at COSI, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Bicentennial Park and Smart Columbus Experience Center. The service offers free rides to the public from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. The initiative bringing self-driving shuttles to the Buckeye state is driven by Smart Columbus and Ohio Department of Transportation’s DriveOhio, in partnership with The Ohio State University. ...
WOSU, 18-Dec-18
A task force led by researchers at The Ohio State University released its final list of 43 recommended actions that can help Central Ohio prepare for climate change. The Columbus Climate Adaptation Plan will be presented to Columbus City Council and Mayor Andrew Ginther on Tuesday. The recommendations are not aimed at preventing climate change from happening, but instead address ways Columbus must adapt to withstand extreme heat, lower air and water quality, and flooding. ...Jason Cervenec, program director, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, "Researchers present Columbus leaders with climate adaptation plan," Smart Cities Dive, ...
Featured expert(s): Bryan Mark, professor, geography, Earth sciences, Jason Cervenec, program director, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, "Researchers present Columbus leaders with climate adaptation plan," Smart Cities Dive
The Hindu, 18-Dec-18
Climate change is driving glaciers in the Himalayas to melt more rapidly than at any point in the last 10,000 years, and could soon cause water supply shortage in parts of India, Pakistan, and Nepal, a study has warned. Researchers from Ohio State University in the U.S. showed that climate change could have devastating effects on vulnerable residents in the Andes mountains and the Tibetan plateau. Featured expert: Lonnie Thompson, climate scientist ...
WOSU, 18-Dec-18
When Ohio State researchers first proposed a study on the impacts of tariffs on food, water and energy in the Heartland, they didn’t anticipate how relevant that research would become. Three colleges at Ohio State ended up winning a three-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation, and will focus their work on building models that show the effects of trade wars on Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. ...
Ohio State News, 14-Dec-18
Researchers at The Ohio State University have been studying in the Andes mountains and the Tibetan plateau for decades. The researchers say that glaciers in both of these areas are melting more rapidly than at any point in the last 10,000 years. Finding that rapidly melting glaciers are causing similar problems on these two continents, they seek solutions for the vulnerable residents that rely on glacier water. ...
Featured expert(s): Lonnie Thompson, a climate scientist at Ohio State’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.
Economic Times, 6-Dec-18
Rattan Lal, a distinguished university professor of soil science at the Ohio State University, has won the Glinka World Soil Prize 2018 in a ceremony at the Rome headquarters of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for his outstanding contribution to sustainable soil management. ALSO: Northwest Signal: CFAES Scientist Honored on World Soil Day ...
WKTN, 5-Dec-18
…The shuttles offer residents and visitors a hands-on educational experience with self-driving technology. Engineers, researchers and policymakers from Smart Columbus, DriveOhio and The Ohio State University will use the demonstration to inform future deployments of self-driving vehicle technology in Ohio, including a route planned for a Columbus neighborhood, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge grant. ...
Ohio State News, 5-Dec-18
Experts from The Ohio State University and its communities will gather in Columbus, Ohio, in January to work together on solutions to support communities through social, economic and environmental changes. The Ohio State University 2019 Community Engagement Conference is set for Jan. 23 and 24 in the Ohio Union. The theme this academic year is Partnering for a Resilient and Sustainable Future. ...