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The imposing skeleton of the great Jurassic theropod dinosaur Cryolophosaurus from Antarctica was installed in the atrium of Orton Hall five years ago, and we're celebrating this milestone! Come…
The Orton Geological Museum is proud to announce that it now participates in the Museums for All initiative, sponsored by the Institute of Museums and Library Services.
Columbus, Ohio, is…
On Saturday, April 22, 2023, Dale Gnidovec will join with ODNR paleontologist Mark Peter to lead a public tour of the fossils exposed in the Devonian-age Columbus Limestone in the Ohio Statehouse…
Grace Ann Stewart was a pioneering Ohio State scientist. She was the first Canadian woman to earn a Ph.D. in the geosciences. When she arrived at Ohio State in 1923, she became one of the first…
February is Black History Month, and this month we are highlighting the life of Washington Townsend, a man who escaped from slavery in Tennessee in 1860. He joined The Ohio State University as the…
With its beautiful architecture, historic Orton Hall is an OSU landmark. Completed in 1893, it was constructed to house Ohio's first natural history museum and the University Library. You can now…
“Jeff,” the informal name of the giant ground sloth skeleton in the Orton Geological Museum, is one of Ohio State’s most distinctive and recognizable images. Viewed by >25,000 visitors annually…
The School of Earth Sciences is once again hosting a Coffee Social Hour for students, staff, and faculty! The Coffee Social Hour is held on Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 am, beginning November 3. On…
For Earth Science Week 2022, the Orton Museum has a special scavenger hunt for kids. - Fill out the form (on paper or digitally), and bring the completed form to the DinOStore in the Orton Museum…
