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, 12-Mar-18
Although it's always dressed in scarlet and gray, Ohio State University is looking to go green. Working with students, Facilities Operations and Development and the College of Public Health, the school has relaunched a 2016 campaign called 22 x 22, which advocates making 22 campus laboratories “Green Buckeye Certified” by April 22. According to Ohio State, the university is among the top 30 users of "green power" in higher education, as recognized by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ...
Business First, 9-Mar-18
Smart Columbus has spent one-fourth of what the half-billion-dollar transportation initiative had budgeted by the end of this quarter – largely because leaders tapped the brakes late last year to reroute federal grant dollars so that futuristic technologies could help chip away at historic inequities. …“It has so much potential, the Smart Columbus grant,” said Patricia Gabbe, an Ohio State University researcher and Moms2B co-founder. “We hear firsthand what the barriers are for women living in poverty and then we can advocate for them. ...
The Columbus Dispatch, 8-Mar-18
An action plan to help Columbus cope with climate change is almost complete. The Columbus Climate Change Action Plan will serve as a road map for city officials, nonprofit groups, businesses and residents as central Ohio begins to experience the effects, such as extreme heat waves, torrential rainfall, deteriorating air quality and flooding-related infrastructure damage. The public has through Friday to review and comment on the report, which was prepared by a team of Ohio State researchers and other experts and officials over the past year and a half. “We want to make sure everybody has a chance to weigh in, that there was no stone left unturned,” said Jason Cervenec, education and outreach director for Ohio State’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. ALSO: WSYX-TV: Climate change action plan underway for Columbus ...
The Columbus Dispatch, 8-Mar-18
Natural-gas production from Ohio shale deposits rose 24 percent in 2017, while shale oil production fell 9 percent as energy companies focused most of their work in gas-rich parts of the state in response to low oil prices. ...
Featured expert(s): Ned Hill, professor of public affairs
Ohio State News, 7-Mar-18
Moses speaks to research growth and path to improvement Research opportunity and success at The Ohio State University continues to grow and is on a path to take the university to a new level of national prominence. That was the message at Ohio State’s annual State of Research Address Tuesday at the Ohio Union. Randy L. Moses, interim senior vice president for research, delivered the address. ...
Business First, 6-Mar-18
Simple-Fill Inc. has raised $1.7 million from Worthington Industries Inc. and other investors toward making its next generation of lower-cost natural gas compressors. The Ohio State University spinoff also has moved its operations to the Columbus plant of Parker Hannifin Corp. (NYSE:PH). The Cleveland-based manufacturer produces several components and has helped with engineering for the compressor, which uses liquid instead of thousands of spinning parts to compress the gas into usable vehicle fuel. ...
Big Ten Network, 6-Mar-18
From New Brunswick to Lincoln, Minneapolis to Bloomington, there is no shortage of symbiosis between the universities of the Big Ten and the cities they call home. They shape each other, drive each other to new heights and provide one another with crucial resources. Nowhere is that more evident than in Columbus, home to The Ohio State University. A city like no other, Columbus is a hub of culture and commerce that sets the stage for the ground-breaking work Buckeyes are doing in a number of fields. ...
Consumer Reports, 3-Mar-18
Simple tips can help your laptop go longer between charges. Plus, how to choose a battery-life champ Today’s gobs of memory make it easy to have the likes of Firefox, Outlook, Spotify, and Photoshop open at the same time without making the laptop seem any slower, quietly doing a hit job on battery life. The fix? “Kill all of your programs,” says Vicky Doan-Nguyen, assistant professor of materials science engineering at Ohio State University. ...
Featured expert(s): Vicky Doan-Nguyen, professor of materials science engineering
E&E News, 2-Mar-18
Five of Lake Erie's worst algal blooms have occurred since 2011. To compensate, regulators will have to clamp down on pollution — the next phosphorus limit will be less than 7,000 metric tons, said Jeff Reutter, former director of the Ohio Sea Grant program at Ohio State University. ...
Featured expert(s): Jeff Reutter, former director of the Ohio Sea Grant program
Forbes, 1-Mar-18
Four years ago the electric utilities were roiled by predictions they would collapse before an onslaught of solar panels and windmills and batteries at homes and businesses that wouldn't need utilities anymore… there are signs afoot that microgrids are developing without those utility services, and investors seeking clean-energy opportunities may be pouring money into the new alternatives. The Ohio State University sold its campus microgrid last year to a utility for $1.165 billion. ...