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Ohio State’s industrial design program charting path for changing landscape

By Braden Moles

When Ohio State students decide to pursue industrial design within the Department of Design, they can rest assured knowing they are learning from the industry standard.

Three professors…

2024 Top Stories

2024’s Top Stories in the Arts and Sciences

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,…

Brad Bushman

A rising trend of ‘murderous verbs’ in movies over 50 years

The amount of murdering and killing in movies has increased overall over the past 50 years, according to a new study that analyzed a massive database of film dialogue.

Researchers used…

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How to deal with narcissists at home and at work

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…

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Ohio State faculty, industry experts offer affordable housing solutions

Though affordable homes and rental units are in short supply in Columbus and many cities across the country, there are a number of strategies that can make housing more accessible, according to…

Pierre Agostini

3 Ohio State faculty named fellows of National Academy of Inventors

Three professors at The Ohio State University, including 2023 Nobel Prize winner Pierre Agostini in the Department of Physics, have been elected as members of the National Academy of…

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How cleaner water may pose risk to some Lake Erie fish species

Achieving goals to lower nutrient runoff in Lake Erie, a move designed to prevent harmful algal blooms and reduce low-oxygen conditions called dead zones, could come at the unexpected cost of…

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‘I don’t feel your pain’: How alcohol increases aggression

Alcohol’s ability to increase people’s pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that the less pain that…

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Novel supernova observations grant astronomers a peek into the cosmic past

An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar explosion ever observed. 

This rare…