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White House Recognizes the Importance of Decision Sciences
President Barack Obama highlighted the importance of using decision sciences insights to better serve the American people in an Executive Order issued Sept. 15, 2015.
Political Science Professor Shares $632,000 Lyle Spencer Research Award
Vladimir Kogan, assistant professor, political science; and Stéphane Lavertu, associate professor, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, are the recipients of a $632,778 Lyle Spencer Research Award…
Psychology Professor to Share in $13.1 million NSF BRAIN Initiative
Zhong-Lin Lu, professor of psychology and director of CCBBI and the Center for Cognitive Science, is one of a handful of research scientists across the U.S. selected to share $13.1 million for 16 new…
Center for Human Resource Research Awarded $52 Million NLS Contract
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor, awarded a $52 million contract to Ohio State’s Center for Human Resource Research (CHRR) to continue to conduct the 1979 and 1997…
Back to Capitol Hill for Ohio State Student Academy of Audiology
The Ohio State University chapter of the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) descended upon Capitol Hill, May 28- 31, to lobby on behalf of audiology issues. It was their third trip.
First Graduate in Women's Studies Helps Celebrate WGSS 40th Anniversary
Lisa Lopez (BA, 1976) was the first undergraduate at Ohio State to major in women’s studies. She returned to campus to celebrate the Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies 40th…
Psychology Professor Identifies Strong Predictors of Obesity
Charles Emery, professor of psychology, is lead author of a new study identifying two strong predictors of obesity: having low self-esteem related to one’s weight and keeping food visibly available…
Psychology Professor and Colleagues Publish Largest Behavioral Treatment Study Ever Done in the Field of Autism
Luc Lecavalier, professor, psychology and psychiatry, is lead author of a new study finding that for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 24-week parent training program is superior to…
Why Children Differ in Motivation to Learn – It Could Be in the Genes
New research from Stephen Petrill, professor, psychology, suggests that genes may play a large role in why some kids feel unmotivated to learn at school.