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Feb. 8, 2024: How emotions affect word retrieval in people with aphasia
People with aphasia have more trouble coming up with words they want to use when they’re prompted by images and words that carry negative emotional meaning, new research suggests.
The…
After prison, perpetrators of genocide say they’ve changed
After serving decades in prison, Rwandans convicted of crimes of genocide returned to their communities articulating a “narrative of redemption,” saying they were good people, despite their past…
Evaluating the Industries of Ideas
Faculty at the College of Arts and Sciences and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs spearhead Ohio State’s work on a U.S. National Science Foundation, $4.5 million pilot project to answer…
How ‘deaths of despair’ differ by race and ethnicity
White Americans are more likely than Black and Hispanic people in the United States to experience “deaths of despair” even though they are less likely to suffer from severe psychological distress…
How a double major in college can protect future income
Here’s one good reason for college students to consider a double major: It could soften the blow to their incomes from future economic slumps.
A new national study found that double majors…
Researchers spying for signs of life among exoplanet atmospheres
The next generation of advanced telescopes could sharpen the hunt for potential extraterrestrial life by closely scrutinizing the atmospheres of nearby exoplanets, new research suggests…
Black Girlhood Studies: Ashley Smith-Purviance shines a light on young Black women’s experiences in the world
Assistant Professor Ashley Smith-Purviance, who joined the faculty in the Department of African American and African Studies at Ohio State in August of 2022, specializes in Black Girlhood Studies…
Ohio State, state of Ohio launch $20 million ‘SOAR’ Study
Led by clinicians and researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine, in collaboration with several Ohio universities, the SOAR Study will investigate…
Even in medieval China, education was a key to career success
If you tell your children that education is the key to success in life, you may have something in common with Chinese parents from the 7th to 9th centuries.
A new study finds that between…