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Museum of Biological Diversity's display at the Urban Arts Center

Museum of Biological Diversity's Aquatic Collections Manager Marc Kibbey provided a wealth of both living and non-living specimens for the "Ways of Knowing Water" Exhibition at OSU's Urban Arts Space. After all, who knows water better than an aquatic ecologist? The Urban Arts Space is located in the old Lazarus Building at 50 W. Town St. "Ways of Knowing Water" is up until August 30. Hours are Tues-Sat. 11-6 p.m. and Thursday 11-8 p.m. Check it out! READ MORE >

Researchers Make Key Discovery That May Impact Global Warming

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Architect's rendition of renovated Jennings Lab

Jennings Hall renewed: the careful renovation of Jennings Hall (formerly known as the B&Z building) gives this historic structure a fresh new look and a new lease on life. READ MORE >

 

Distinguished University Professor Addresses Summer Graduates

Entomologist David Denlinger, Distinguished University Professor, Ohio State University, has been selected to speak at Ohio State’s summer quarter commencement on August 24 at the Schottenstein Center.

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David Denlinger, Summer 2008 Commencement Speaker

A member of Ohio State’s faculty since 1976, Denlinger is regarded as one of the world’s leading insect physiologists. He has earned international recognition for his research and its implications for agriculture, the environment and human health.

His 30-year quest to understand how the process of diapause, or dormancy, allows insects to survive harsh weather has taken Denlinger to some of the most extreme climates on earth.

Denlinger studies a variety of insects, including flesh flies and gypsy moths, the mosquito species that carries West Nile virus and the blood-sucking African tsetse fly that carries sleeping sickness. Recently, he has focused on the only insect to live in Antarctica, a midge that survives despite being frozen in ice for nearly 11 months of the year.

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