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Mentoring Graduate Students During & Beyond COVID-19
Originally published on May 6, 2020 We are seeing a disruption in scientific research as we continue to social distance and follow stay-at-home orders in many countries because of COVID-19. Research…
Ford Software Heats Up Police-Car Interiors to 133 Degrees to Kill Coronavirus
Ford is testing a new heat-cleaning method, using Police Interceptor utility vehicles' own climate-control systems to decrease COVID-19 virus concentration. by: COLIN BERESFORD on May 27, 2020 Ford…
Microbiology to Welcome New Discovery Theme Faculty Hire This Fall: Introducing Dr. Patrick Bradley
Dr. Patrick Bradley will be joining the Department of Microbiology and the Infectious Diseases Institute at Ohio State this fall as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Bradley comes to OSU from the Gladstone…
Fermented friendship: Microbiology department, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing team up
By: Nicholas Youngblood Sometimes relationships turn sour, but that’s exactly the goal for the collaboration between the microbiology department and a local brewery. The Department of Microbiology…
How a warming world may alter functions of the oceans’ organisms
Scientists identify characteristics of tiny sea life influenced by water temperature By: Emily Caldwell Ohio State News caldwell.151@osu.edu The work is part of an international effort to reliably…
Computational Biologist, Igor Jouline, awarded prestigious $1.9 Million grant from NIH
Igor Jouline, who holds the Rod Sharp Professorship in Microbiology at the College of Arts & Sciences at OSU, has received a $1.9 million grant from the Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA…
Researchers detail marine viruses from pole to pole
Arctic a previously unrecognized ‘cradle’ of viral biodiversity By: Misti Crane New research provides the most complete account to date of the viruses that impact the world’s oceans, increasing the…
Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching Recipient- Chad Rappleye
Chad Rappleye, associate professor of microbiology, has received the university’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, an annual award that recognizes up to 10 faculty members for their teaching…
Distinguished Scholar Award Recipient- Dr. Michael Ibba
Michael Ibba, professor of microbiology and chair of the Department of Microbiology, has received the university’s Distinguished Scholar Award, which annually honors six faculty members who…