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.
Marion Star, July 15, 2022
Planting for the Marion Microfarm Project has finally begun. The cohort of Marion's 16 microfarmers met at Harding High School July 7 to get the first round of crops, carrots and parsley in the ground led by the project's founder, The Ohio State University at Mansfield Associate Professor Kip Curtis. ...
Featured expert(s): Kip Curtis
environmental history, SI affiliated faculty
WCMH, July 12, 2022
The Central Ohio Transit Authority has ended its bid Monday to place a 0.5% sales tax hike on the November ballot to help finance rapid transit lines, instead relying on other funding avenues. ...
Featured expert(s): Harvey Miller
geography, SI faculty advisory board
The Hill, June 22, 2022
Accurate climate change reporting has the power to change minds if only for a moment, a new experimental study suggests. ...
Featured expert(s): Thomas Wood
political science
The Guardian, June 20, 2022
People’s views of the climate crisis can be influenced by the media, according to new research. But accurate scientific reporting only has limited impact on people who already have a fixed political viewpoint, particularly if it is opposed to climate action. ...
Featured expert(s): Thomas Wood
political science
WBNS, June 15, 2022
There are three energy grids in the country. There's one in the eastern part of the country and another in the western half of the US. The majority of Texas has its own smaller grid. ...
Featured expert(s): Abdollah Shafieezadeh
civil, environmental and geodetic engineering, SI faculty research lead
Cincinnati Magazine, June 6, 2022
The clouds on the western horizon tease the promise of relief. The sun’s been merciless the past three weeks, turning the air into a noxious mix of choking ozone and bludgeoning heat. ...
Featured expert(s): Bryan Mark
geography, SI affiliated faculty
Columbus Dispatch, June 1, 2022
Featured expert(s): Mark Partridge
agricultural, environmental and development economics, SI affiliated faculty
Environmental Health News, May 31, 2022
Firearms-related tax revenue is an outsized source of funding for wildlife conservation, even as gun ownership and hunting no longer go hand-in-hand, according to a recent study published in the journal Conservation and Society. ...
Featured expert(s): Chris Rea
public affairs, SI core faculty
Hakai, May 30, 2022
The Mekong Delta is under a chemical threat arguably more deadly for the long term than the Agent Orange deployed across it during the Vietnam War half a century ago. By the middle of this century, it could be engulfed by a toxic onslaught from which there is no recovery—salt. ...
Featured expert(s): Joyce Chen
agricultural, environmental and development economics, SI affiliated faculty
ZME Science, May 24, 2022
The imminent catastrophic threats of climate change, as well as the most recent energy shortages and price hikes due to war and cartels, highlight the need for urgent action toward transitioning away from fossil fuels. But this transition to renewable energy sources could take decades, depending on where you live, and should ideally involve nuclear energy as an intermediate step or even as a permanent hedge in case something goes wrong — for instance, if we get bogged down by intractable battery shortages. ...
Featured expert(s): Gerald Frankel
materials science and engineering