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  • Pomerene Hall construction continues with great care

    December 22, 2016
    The effort to restore a nearly 100-year-old building and bring it into the modern age requires a lot of care and more than a little respect for history. Work is underway to do just that at Pomerene Hall on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.The construction at Pomerene and neighboring Oxley Hall is part of the Mirror Lake District renovation project. The goal is to take part of camp...
    Interior under construction.

  • Workshop plans Mirror Lake future as a living lab

    November 4, 2016
    A lecture about physics is underway at Browning Amphitheater as a class tests water samples along a wetland barrier. Students take notes on iPads of new trees and plant growth in the shadow of Oxley Hall. It’s not the Mirror Lake District of today, but it might be the one of tomorrow.This week, students, staff and faculty discussed how this historic area could serve as a classroom and laboratory ...
    Group of students heading outside.

  • Restoration Set for Mirror Lake and Surrounding District

    October 11, 2016
    COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University is announcing a restoration of historic Mirror Lake and the surrounding district focusing on safety and sustainability.In November 2013, the university began exploring ways to make the lake more sustainable. A series of modifications over many decades had resulted in a body of water that was both polluted and leaking, requiring consistent maintenance and...
    Mirror lake area.

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