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Playing youth sports linked to better mental health in adults

Adults who continuously played organized sports through their youth have fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression than those who never played or those who dropped out, a new study finds.

And…

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Ohio State dive team member punches ticket for Paris

It stands to reason that international studies major Lena Hentschel will know what to expect when she goes to Paris in July for the Olympics. This will be her second, after the Tokyo games. That’s…

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Ohio State leads project to transform physics education

As national interest in STEM degrees rise, the number of students completing them has dwindled. 

This alarming educational gap may be due in part to a mismatch…

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Meet 2 craft-beer brew masters with Ohio State roots

Land-Grant Brewing founders Adam Benner and Walt Keys, an English alum, are Buckeye pals making a business brimming with college-like fun.

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Sympathy for the villain? Matthew Grizzard explains

In answering alumni questions, the associate professor shares why we like some bad guys and despise others — and what that means about our culture.

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The long and short of it

Professors Lou DiMauro and Pierre Agostini, a 2023 Nobel laureate, are developing the next generation of big thinkers.

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5 for pride: These Buckeyes have a Nobel history, too

Pierre Agostini is the first sitting Ohio State professor to be named a Nobel Prize winner, and these professors and alumni also were honored.

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Ambivalence + polarized views can promote political violence

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…

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Buckeyes Give: Top impact stories from 2023-24

As the 2023-24 academic year comes to a close, it is a natural time to reflect on and appreciate what has been accomplished these past few semesters. The extraordinary breadth of what we can…