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    Stone Laboratory - Small Island. Big Impact.

    Jan 30, 2023

    Get a Sneak Peek at Stone Lab Courses - Apply Today!

    Challenge yourself, get outside and discover science. Ohio State's Stone Lab offers high-impact courses that give you the skills you need for a future in your chosen career. Watch our video and then get a sneak peek of Stone Lab's 2023 classes to start planning your summer today!

  2. Goats browsing.

    Study advances understanding of conservation grazing in oak-hickory forests 

    Jan 26, 2023

    Results from a study seeking to understand the role of goats as a tool for conservation and restoration efforts and conducted at The Ohio State University’s Pomerene Forestry Laboratory in Coshocton, Ohio are now available in a newly published article in Agroforestry Systems.

  3. Bob Gates at podium with award.

    Faculty member receives Ohio Wildlife Management Association's Annual Achievement Award

    Jan 24, 2023

    Dr. Robert Gates, associate professor of wildlife ecology and management in the School of Environment and Natural Resources recognized for outstanding contributions to wildlife research and management in Ohio.

  4. A student team presents its capstone project.

    Collaborating to Address Real World Environment and Natural Resource Challenges

    Jan 9, 2023

    The Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) hosted a special networking reception on December 6 in lead up to the World Soil Day themed evening program.

    The networking reception featured 15 student teams presenting their final autumn semester 2022 Environment and Natural Resources capstone projects. Watch some of the highlights of the evening event here.

  5. Two hats hung side-by-side on a wall.

    New continuing professional development course on the Amish available

    Jan 5, 2023

    The School of Environment and Natural Resources has partnered with the College of Nursing to offer a Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) course focused on the Amish and taught by Dr. Joseph Donnermeyer.

  6. Driver in an electric vehicle in a tunnel.

    How a test drive may lead to an electric vehicle purchase

    Dec 20, 2022

    Taking a spin boosts buyer identity as an early technology adopter

    There’s something about test driving an electric vehicle that boosts some potential buyers’ personal identity as being early adopters of the latest technologies, a new study has found. And that strengthened sense of being a timely user of new gadgetry was linked to a higher likelihood that the test-driver would show interest in buying the car, the study suggested.  Though the test drive also increased study participants’ impression that an electric vehicle could function as a status symbol, that expectation did not translate into interest in making a purchase. The findings help increase understanding of what fuels consumer behavior behind purchases related to sustainability and offers insights that could guide electric vehicle (EV) marketing efforts, said senior author Nicole Sintov, associate professor of behavior, decision making and sustainability at The Ohio State University. 

  7. SENR Leadership Announcement

    Dec 19, 2022

    Robyn Wilson, professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) will serve as our next acting associate director of SENR effective January 1, 2023. Having served in diverse roles within SENR and across the university, Dr. Wilson brings vast scholarly and administrative leadership experience to this role.

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    Team awarded Catalyst funding

    Dec 12, 2022

    Faculty member Jeffrey Jacquet is a co-investigator on a recently awarded Catalyst grant, "Pathways for the Hydrogen Economy to Enhance Sustainability" through the President’s Research Excellence (PRE) program at The Ohio State University. 

  9. Coyote in a crate fitted with a GPS collar.

    Reliance on moose as prey led to rare coyote attack on human

    Dec 12, 2022

    Wildlife researchers have completed a study that may settle the question of why, in October 2009, a group of coyotes launched an unprovoked fatal attack on a young woman who was hiking in a Canadian park.  By analyzing coyote diets and their movement in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, where the attack occurred on a popular trail, the researchers concluded that the coyotes were forced to rely on moose instead of smaller mammals for the bulk of their diet – and as a result of adapting to that unusually large food source, perceived a lone hiker as potential prey.

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    Faculty research in The Washington Post

    Dec 5, 2022

    Kerry Ard, associate professor in the SENR and Clair Bullock, a graduate student in SENR are co-authors of a new paper published in Science featured in The Washington Post. 

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