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2023’s Top Stories in the Arts and Sciences

A lot happened in the College of Arts and Sciences in 2023. We wanted to take a look back at some of our top stories from the past 12 months, and we look forward to sharing another year of…

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Stress, via inflammation, is linked to metabolic syndrome

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…

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More siblings mean poorer mental health for teens

Teens from larger families have poorer mental health than those with fewer siblings, according to a large analysis of children in the United States and China. The details of the pattern vary…

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How an Ohio State undergrad turned a research idea into a published study

When Farah Hasan was a sophomore at The Ohio State University, she noticed something in her social media posts that struck her as interesting.

She saw people posting about their anxiety…

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Role of AI in literature is topic of Ohio State lecture by Pulitzer Prize finalist

If artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and becomes capable of producing first-rate literature, will the technology eventually replace human writers? Author, journalist and professor…

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Women’s and girls’ sports: more popular than you may think

The number of Americans who watch or follow girls’ and women’s sports goes well beyond those who view TV coverage of women’s athletic events, a new study suggests.

In fact, just over half of…

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How technology and economics can help save endangered species

A lot has changed in the world since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was enacted 50 years ago in December 1973.

Two researchers at The Ohio State University were among a group of experts…

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NSF Awards $780K Grants to Ohio State’s Andrew Heckler for STEM Fluency App

Andrew Heckler, well-known specialist in physics education research at The Ohio State University was awarded two grants from The National Science Foundation (NFS) totaling $780,000 to enhance the…

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How big events can disrupt public transit over an entire city

New technology has allowed scientists to see how a major sporting event can disrupt public transportation in an entire city for hours before and after the event.

Researchers conducted a case…