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Edwards Accelerator Laboratory turns 50, continues to provide surprising results

September 13, 2021 7 min

Thousands of Ohio University students walk past the Edwards Accelerator Laboratory each day, not noticing the internationally-known research facility set into the hillside.

Keith Hawkins smiles at the podium as he gives a speech during the Class of 2020 commencement

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Innovative astronomer, Ohio University alumnus instills lessons for Class of 2020

September 9, 2021 6 min

The Class of 2020 finally got an in-person commencement ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, and the commencement speaker was alumnus Dr. Keith Hawkins, BS ’13.

After the Big Bang

OHIO physicists are getting even closer to the Big Bang, thanks to a new way to examine light from the past

July 1, 2021 6 min

Ohio University physicists are using data from 20 years of ground-based observations of the night sky from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to tackle a fundamental physics question.

Arts and Sciences students recognized for leadership, community engagement

April 15, 2021 5 min

Ten College of Arts and Sciences students were among 39 honored at Ohio University's annual leadership awards celebration on April 14, 2021.

Ancient history of the universe

OHIO physicists help paint first complete picture of expanding universe, lead pursuit of dark energy

July 19, 2020 8 min

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) released today a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the universe ever created.

OHIO leads new $3.7 million project to advance nuclear physics experiments

May 28, 2020 3 min

An Ohio University physicist is leading a new $3.7 million, multi-institution effort to develop software that can create more accurate models of scientific phenomena.