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Nov 20, 2019 ERIK
Ruth Ella Moore
Ruth Ella Moore (1903-1994) was the first African-American woman in the United States to earn a PhD in the natural sciences – delivering her doctoral dissertation at Ohio State on the bacteriology of tuberculosis.
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Nov 13, 2019 ERIK
Kenneth G. Wilson
Kenneth Wilson (1936-2013), was a professor in Ohio State’s Department of Physics who brought a multi-disciplinary approach to his innovate research ranging from abstract mathematics to supercomputing.
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Nov 13, 2019 ERIK
Mary Ellen Wewers
As a tireless advocate for smoking cessation, Mary Ellen Wewers’ work has greatly expanded our understanding of tobacco addiction, particularly among underserved communities that are disproportionately affected by tobacco-related
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Nov 13, 2019 ERIK
Sonia A. Duffy
Sonia Duffy is a professor and Mildred E. Newton Endowed Chair at the College of Nursing. She also is a research scientist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
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Nov 13, 2019 ERIK
Robert Fenton
Robert Fenton, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Emeritus, pioneered the technology for the first wave of self-driving cars.
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Nov 13, 2019 ERIK
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), an alumni and former teacher of studio art classes at Ohio State, was a pioneer in the pop art movement of the 1960s.
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Nov 13, 2019 ERIK
Linda Saif
Linda Saif, professor with both Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine, has become a trailblazer in the research of viruses, particularly enteric and respirato
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Nov 06, 2019 ERIK
Bunny Clark
Bunny Clark joined The Ohio State University in 1981 as a faculty member for the university’s physics department, eventually becoming a professor in 1986.
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