Ohio State Marion Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences Dr. Joel Barker recently returned from Antarctica as a member of the Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA) project. The goal of the SALSA project was to sample a lake beneath 1 kilometer (0.7 miles) of ice on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. This lake, Mercer Subglacial Lake, would have been only the second lake that has been accessed and sampled in Antarctica.
woman putting her food on another person's plate
A woman whose boyfriend or husband regularly watches pornography is more likely to report symptoms of an eating disorder, new research suggests.
Peter Hahn, Dean of Arts and Humanities presents a $20,000 Ratner Award to Associate Professor of English Sara Crosby, the first regional campus professor to ever receive this prestigious award.
Ohio State Marion Associate Professor of English, Sara Crosby was among five Ohio State arts and humanities faculty awarded this year’s Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award during a surprise presentation in front of her spring semester English 4597.02 course, American Regional Cultures in Transition - Strange Louisiana.
“For students coming from families in the lower half of Ohio’s income distribution, it is less expensive to get a degree from The Ohio State University than it would be to go to a community college for two years.” Those, the words of Ohio State President, Dr. Michael Drake, as he spoke to the Marion Rotary Club recently.
Marion native and Ohio State Marion student Jasmine Gaffney pictured in front of Ohio Health Marion General Hospital
Like many young people, Marion native and Ohio State Marion student Jasmine Gaffney graduated high school faced with tough decisions about her future. She experienced the common uncertainty of where to go to school, what to major in, and her chosen career path after college.
Bailey Lucas, an undergraduate Pelotonia fellow majoring in zoology at Ohio State Marion, discusses the Pelotonia Fellowship Program, and cancer research she participates in, which is focused on, DNA damage repair through homologous recombination.
English lecturer Sue Oakes pictued with students in her Technology and Science in the U.S. Experience course, English 2367.04
Through innovative course design, English lecturer Sue Oakes provides students in her Technology and Science in the U.S. Experience course, English 2367.04, the opportunity to be part of a class that involves both experiential and interdisciplinary learning.
 Marion area law enforcement at Meijer in Marion, Ohio and other Marion area law enforcement as part of Marion County’s FOP Cops and Kids event
Ohio State Marion Police Officers Mark Beaschler and Josh Alexander joined the staff at Meijer store, Marion, Ohio and other Marion area law enforcement on Saturday December 8th, as part of Marion County’s FOP Cops and Kids event.
The winning team, six students from North Union High School, pictured with their medals and trophy
Some bright local high school students are heading into winter break with a total of $18,000 in scholarship money from The Ohio State University at Marion and Marion Technical College after winning the OSU/MTC Marion Mathematics Challenge.