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Integrating Nature and Innovation for Advanced Urban Stormwater Management and Resilience Against Extreme Weather

As part of their Spring 2024 Speaker Series last month The Ohio State University's Center for Urban Research and Analysis alongside the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, hosted Chris…

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The Rise and Fall of the Garamantian Empire: A Hydrological Odyssey in the Sahara Desert

In a world where the Sahara Desert is known for its scant rainfall and scorching temperatures, the ancient Garamantian Empire stands out as an exceptional case. 

Research presented at…

A side of two individuals looking at each other, with what looks like turbans, but is landscapes of green grass and trees, water and flowers on their heads with a background of blue green like water and bubbles with text: World Food Day 2023

World Food Day 2023

Water is life, water is food.

Leave no one behind.

World Food Day is one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar, promoting worldwide awareness of hunger and promoting action…

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Canary: Dr. Lonnie Thompson's Lifelong Quest to Preserve Earth's Melting Glaciers and Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences Distinguished University Professor and Senior Research Scientist at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (Byrd Center…

An image with light blue boarder: landscape of a waterfront city with some old buildings, ships in the water docked under orange blue sky with some clouds and text under image in blue says Welcome to World Water week 2023 20-24 August. online and in Stockholm.

World Water Week 2023

Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World 

World Water Week 2023, the preeminent global conference addressing water-related issues, took place this week from August 20th…

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Brown Bag: Cooperation and Collaboration to Meet Challenges of Research in a ‘No-Go’ Zone

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Voices from the Field Brown Bag Speaker Series

In the fall of 2013, the Modeling Regime Shifts in the Logone (MORSL) team was eager to continue their multi-year human and…

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Lunch Speaker: One Health Concepts From Traditional Healers And Professional Perspectives in Ethiopia

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NOTE NEW VENUE. Due to high demand, this event will now be in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Lounge (Room 132), Hale Hall, 154 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210

Implications For…

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Elimination of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV: Using Data in Real Time to Help Close the Gap in DR Congo

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Voices from the Field Brown Bag Speaker Series

Over 90% of the 2.1 million children living with HIV worldwide acquired their infection through mother-to-child transmission either…
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Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Surveys Of Groundwater Resources In Rural Tanzania

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Voices from the Field Brown Bag Speaker Series

Groundwater in Tanzania is a critical water resource that can sustain communities during dry seasons and improve health and…