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  1. A close up of plants growing far outside a city, which looms in the background.

    Request for Proposals: AgTech Innovation Hub

    Dec 1, 2025

    The Nationwide Foundation, Ohio Farm Bureau, and The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences are collaborating through the Nationwide AgTech Innovation Hub to provide a third round of funding opportunities for CFAES faculty. This initiative seeks applied, solution-driven research projects that help the agricultural community understand, manage, and mitigate climate risk. Approximately 3–5 projects will be funded, with awards up to $100,000 for an 11-month project period, starting Feb.1, 2026 – Dec.

  2. 10 Researchers Selected for Cohort 5 of the Strategic Alignment for Reaching Success (STARS) Program

    Aug 4, 2025

    A message from Kathy Mann, CFAES STARS Program Coordinator

    At the Ohio State University in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) it is part of our mission to “Create and discover knowledge to improve the well-being of our state, regional, national, and global communities.” In the CFAES Office for Research and Graduate Education (R&GE), we are dedicated to advancing this mission. 

  3. CFAES STARS Why Do I Research Campaign 2025

    Apr 8, 2025

    It's CFAES Research Forum and Poster Competition Week. This event will provide an opportunity to emphasize the many successes of the research community in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.To celebrate, we asked the CFAES STARS cohort, "why did you get involved in research?"

    Keep checking back throughout the week to see the why behind some of our CFAES research!

  4. Entomology PhD student Michelle Pham working in the field.

    Research News - December 2024

    Dec 3, 2024

  5. Dr. Stephanie Karhoff from the CFAES department of Horticulture and Crop Science speaks in a field.

    Research News - November 2024

    Nov 15, 2024

    Inside this Issue CFAES Central Analytical Services Update, a message from Dr. Gary Pierzynski. Summer 2025 Undergraduate Research Experiences Survey now available for faculty members. R&GE would like to inform you of some upcoming changes to the SPO team supporting CFAES. The CFAES Office for Research and Graduate Education is pleased to announce D.C. Days 2025.

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  6. Dr. Lyda Garcia wears a buckeye helmet and a lab coat, in front of hanging meat.

    Research News - October 2024

    Oct 7, 2024

    Inside this Issue CFAES Research Productivity, a message from Dr. Gary Pierzynski, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Education. The next time you receive an ePA-005 to review and approve, you’ll see updates to three sections. Welcome back David Mackie, the new Associate Director for R&GE, Grant Development Support Unit. Please review the updated timeline to ensure continuity and support for your projects from OSP and GDSU.

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  7. D.C. Days 2024 group photo at the USDA Office in Washington D.C.

    D.C. Days Program 2024 Recap

    Oct 2, 2024

    Melissa Burant, Grants and Contracts Specialist, Senior, Pre-Award

  8. Dr. Melanie Lewis Ivey and ORIP Intern Minnie Pozefsky in the lab behind a table covered with tomatoes.

    Research News - September 2024

    Sep 3, 2024

    Inside this Issue Mark your calendars for Research Administrator Day 2024, a message from Dr. Gary Pierzynski. The FY25 Internal Grants Program Request for Grad and Undergrad proposals is now available. OSP and GDSU have released guidance on mileage transactions on sponsored grants. Review the updated SPO & GDSU timelines to ensure continuity and support for your projects.

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  9. Dr. Florence Sessoms and ORIP Intern Beverly Morgan in the lab, holding plants.

    Research News - August 2024

    Aug 5, 2024

    Inside this Issue Proposal Submission Updates, a message from Dr. Gary Pierzynski, Assoc Dean for Research & Grad Ed. Kick off the fall semester with a hands-on workshop on using the R programming language. 13 Interns Complete the 2024 OSU Research Internship Program on the CFAES Wooster Campus. NSF has updated the requirements for all proposals submitted/ due 5/20/24, and after, and resulting awards.

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  10. 2024 ORIP Interns and CFAES Coordinator, Alexis Didinger and Faculty Advisor, Dr. Michelle Jones in front of the Wooster Science Building

    13 Interns Complete the 2024 OSU Research Internship Program

    Aug 2, 2024

    On July 19, the 2024 ORIP cohort presented their research findings to an audience of more than 70 individuals including their mentors, lab colleagues, families, and peers at the ORIP Final Presentations Luncheon. From Biocontrol Properties of Bacteria to the persistence of eDNA to the influence of stress on the fecal pH of horses, the breadth of research that the ORIP interns were engaged in was diverse and a fantastic representation of the work that takes place in our college every day.

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