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Picture by Getty Images of Acacias tree in Africa.

Africa acacias ‘go for broke’ to grow, use up water to survive drought

Study is first genome-scale analysis of iconic umbrella acacia

Emily Caldwell

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Young umbrella acacia trees in Africa survive severe drought by putting their natural…

Abraham Toluwase Owodunni lecturing at Africa at Noon.

Africa @ Noon: Going Beyond Text with AI for African Languages

CAS held its second Africa @ Noon lecture of the new academic year on Wednesday, October 29.  Abraham Toluwase Owodunni, is a foreign student from Nigeria undergoing his PhD matriculation in…

Dr. Kobo's biography on screen at Ohio University's Africa Night Celebration

CAS Keynote Speaker at Ohio University's Africa Night Celebration

On Saturday, October 11, CAS was the honored guest at Ohio University’s Africa Night organized by members of OU’s student body.  As the guests of honor, CAS’ director (Dr. Ousman Kobo), and…

Ghanaian King at Ohio State; August, 2025

Ghanaian King Tsuru II Visits the Wexner Center

CAS jointly hosted King Tackie Teiki Tsuru II, King of the Ga Peoples of Accra (Ga Mantse), with the City of Columbus and the Wexner Center for the Arts on August 1st. The Ga Mantse was in…

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