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As the 2026-2027 school year begins, the College of Arts and Sciences would like to welcome its new and returning department chairs, school directors and institute directors. These college leaders…
For decades, body image researchers have focused almost exclusively on how we compare ourselves to others, and the toll it takes on our well-being. But a new study from The Ohio State University…
Parents often learn the hard way that to make it anywhere on time, they should calculate how much time they think they need to get ready — and double it.
It’s hard enough for adults with…
The Ohio State alum leads water fitness classes, lifts neighbors’ spirits and shows how steady activity fuels long lives.
A new analysis suggests there is no correlation between athlete performance and the way the NFL values draft positions, challenging long-held beliefs about how professional football…
Asking patients with chronic lung illnesses to paint a picture, of sorts, that shows how they perceive the extent of their lung disease can tell clinicians as much about their symptom-related…
Marilynn Brewer, professor emerita and Ohio Eminent Scholar in the Department of Psychology, and Christopher Kochanek, professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar in the…
Four students from The Ohio State University have been recognized by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program for their commitment to scientific research. Awardees…
A new study is the first to show that two of our most sophisticated cognitive functions, using and understanding language and being able to sense how other people feel, have distinct origins in…
Each spring, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Alumni Awards ceremony recognizes remarkable leaders whose achievements reflect the power of a liberal arts education and the bold momentum driving…
A number of College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate researchers received awards at the 2026 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 31 students from 15…
Research and creative activity are often impossible without the right equipment, and the College of Arts and Sciences continues to step up to help faculty members replace outdated instrumentation,…
When it comes to our most important long-term goals in life, it is not uncommon to face obstacles that may lead us to doubt whether we can achieve our ambitions.
But when life hands you…
Ohio State neuropsychologist (and Department of Psychology alum) Jeremy Grant explains how activity, diet and sleep can slow decline and boost resilience.
The same personalized algorithms that deliver online content based on your previous choices on social media sites like YouTube also impair learning, a new study suggests.
Researchers found…
Several programs in the College of Arts and Sciences earned strong international recognition in the 2025 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).
GRAS evaluates world…
Researchers have known that children often don’t focus on tasks and tend to “over explore” instead of paying attention to what they should be doing. However, why they do that has remained unknown…
A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region.
Previous…
The Department of Anthropology in Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences has officially opened the doors of the new Forensic Anthropology Laboratory — a milestone that furthers the hands-on…
People’s perceptions of the world are easily impacted by the angle at which they view objects in it, suggests a new study.
This finding, made by researchers from The…
The Ohio State University Cognitive Health in Late Life (CHILL) Lab has launched an initiative encouraging Ohioans to adopt lifestyle changes to improve their brain health. The program, based in…
Whether you have a rebellious personality or not, most people imagine they are better at overcoming pressure to violate their own principles than they really are, finds a new study.
Even with all its training and computer power, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool like ChatGPT can’t represent the concept of a flower the way a human does, according to a new study.
That…
A psychology professor from The Ohio State University has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.
Richard Petty,…
A new study offers insight into what is happening in our brains when our working memory must use its limited resources to remember multiple things.
Researchers found that two parts of the…
The Ohio State University’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, established during the 1959-60 academic year, is one of the university’s most prestigious teaching awards. Ten faculty members,…
Two sets of siblings, including psychology major Miranda Freedman and her brother Sammy, compete on the fencing team.
Each spring, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Alumni Awards ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 220,000 living alumni whose accomplishments are tangible evidence of the…
If you’ve ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our brains physically link memories that occur…
A number of College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate researchers received awards at the 2025 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 25 students from 12…
A longer paternity leave after the birth of a child can improve the co-parenting relationship between moms and dads in a key way, a new study finds.
Researchers found that mothers were less…
Experts met virtually this week to discuss the ethical use of social media data in research in a panel hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences’ Center for Ethics and Human Values at The Ohio…
The Asia Society Hong Kong Center hosted David Horn, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University, for a conversation about “Why the Liberal Arts Matter” on February 7…
A lot happened in the College of Arts and Sciences in 2024. Let's take a look back at some of our top stories from the past 12 months as we get ready to share another year of excellence,…
The best way to deal with narcissistic people in your personal life may be the hardest advice to take, according to an expert who has studied narcissism for more than 20 years.
The best…
The Language, Assistive Technology, and Autism Lab studies how to help nonspeaking kids and others express themselves using devices.
For people who struggle to communicate, Ohio State’s Aphasia Initiative offers a lifeline. It’s all thanks to a skilled leader, generous alumni and students who care.
After a stressful day, many of us turn to the television as a way to cope. A way to escape and connect with our favorite characters. And which shows we choose to watch provides insight into our…
This story contains references to suicide and mental health. If you are thinking of harming yourself or if you are worried about someone else and need advice about what to do, call or text the…
The College of Arts and Sciences’ CHRR at The Ohio State University is at the heart of a new study aiming to identify the root causes of mental illness and addiction in Ohio.
Introduced by…
Moving to a new place can be difficult for incoming Ohio State students. Acclimating to an entirely new university on top of that can seem even more daunting. A new program aims to alleviate some…
Scientists have learned that children find it hard to focus on a task, and often take in information that won’t help them complete their assignment. But the question is, why?
In a new study,…
Designed by go-getters, Athletics’ approach to providing care sends counselors like psychology alum Jamey Houle '04 out to sports venues to build trust and access.
Feeling ambivalent about a political issue might seem to be a recipe for indecision and even inaction.
But a new study suggests, surprisingly, that ambivalence can actually lead some people …
A university professor has found a way to help students – and himself – power through long lecture classes: exercise breaks.
In a new study, a professor at The Ohio State University showed…
Even subtle differences in the wording of social media messages may be enough to sway young people’s beliefs about depression and anxiety and their treatment.
In a new study, researchers…
Black adults who are experiencing emotion dysregulation and/or psychological disorders, particularly Black men, are more likely to be arrested than are white American adults with symptoms of the…
Ohio State's University Outreach and Engagement Awards honor faculty, staff, students and community partners for outstanding achievement in producing engaged scholarship and community impact…
Eight faculty members and lecturers in the College of Arts and Sciences have received teaching and service awards from The Ohio State University. They were surprised with the recognitions during…
Buckeyes Give: Top impact stories from 2023-24
Each spring, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Alumni Awards ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 215,000…
The College of Arts and Sciences congratulates the undergraduate researchers who received awards at the 2024 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 27…
Putting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more…
Buckeyes Give: Top impact stories from 2023-24
James “JJ” Johnson ’73 has pledged to create the James and Andrew Johnson Family Endowed Scholarship Fund at…
Laura Wallace ’15 MA, ’19 PhD and her mentor Kentaro Fujita worked on numerous projects together throughout Laura’s time at Ohio State. In one study, they combined their research interests to…
Lifestyle and genetics, and a range of other factors within and outside our control, are known to contribute to development of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that add up to increased…
A surprising thing happened when researchers began exploring whether early-life stress compounds the effects of a childhood head injury on health and behavior later in life: In an animal study,…
Hormonal contraceptives taken by adolescents may influence development of the brain in a way that alters the recognition of risks, a new study in rats suggests.
Scientists at The Ohio State…
A new study provides evidence that pigeons tackle some problems just as artificial intelligence would – allowing them to solve difficult tasks that would vex humans.
Previous research had…
Congratulations to the 8 Arts and Sciences students who were selected to the 2024 cohort of Ohio State's Civil Discourse Fellows program! Fellows plan and moderate Civil Discourse Forums and serve…
Many people fail at achieving their early career dreams. But a new study suggests that those failures don’t have to harm your self-esteem if you think about them in the right way.
In lonely people, the boundary between real friends and favorite fictional characters gets blurred in the part of the brain that is active when thinking about others, a new study found.
In this era of extreme partisanship, the people who express the most negativity in their political choices are those we may least expect: independents. In a new paper, researchers conducted five…
Ohio State Energy Partners (OSEP), the university’s comprehensive energy management partnership, has announced 2023-24 grants for projects that advance access to STEM education for people with…
It was Zachry Bailey’s first theatre production as a stage manager at Ohio State, and he was ready to quit.
For a couple of years before, he’d wavered on pursuing theatre at all, dabbling…
Dr. Lisa Cravens-Brown is the Associate Vice Chair for Instruction and Faculty Honors Advisor in the Department of Psychology.
Please list your educational history including…
A study at The Ohio State University may be the first to randomly assign some children to watch a gun safety video to determine if it had a protective effect, said Brad Bushman, co-author of the…
Meeting fellow students who share her interests, and the excitement associated with a newly awarded Monda Scholarship, helped first-year student Jezreel Otchere adjust to the…
The College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University has received a $5 million gift from Gifford Weary and the Weary Family Foundation. This gift will launch the Collaborative on the…
Korie Little Edwards, professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has earned The Ohio State University 2023 Distinguished Scholar Award. Senior leadership in the Enterprise for…
Six Arts and Sciences faculty members were recently honored with Ohio State's 2023 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. Honorees include Steven G. Brown, associate professor of teaching in the…
Buckeyes give: top Arts and Sciences stories from 2022-23
The Arts and Sciences Alumni Awards are presented each year to a select group of alumni and volunteers who…
The College of Arts and Sciences congratulates the undergraduate researchers who received awards at the 2023 Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. 22 students from 14…