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College of Arts and Sciences awards six Instrumentation and Infrastructure Grants

Research and creative activity are often impossible without the right equipment, and the College of Arts and Sciences continues to step up to help faculty members replace outdated instrumentation,…

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How doubting your doubts may increase commitment to goals

When it comes to our most important long-term goals in life, it is not uncommon to face obstacles that may lead us to doubt whether we can achieve our ambitions. But when life hands you doubts, the…

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Preventing dementia starts with daily decisions

Ohio State neuropsychologist (and Department of Psychology alum) Jeremy Grant explains how activity, diet and sleep can slow decline and boost resilience.

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How personalized algorithms lead to a distorted view of reality

The same personalized algorithms that deliver online content based on your previous choices on social media sites like YouTube also impair learning, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when…

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Shanghai Rankings highlight academic excellence in the Arts and Sciences

Several programs in the College of Arts and Sciences earned strong international recognition in the 2025 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS).  GRAS evaluates world universities…

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Distracting adults during task makes them behave like children

Researchers have known that children often don’t focus on tasks and tend to “over explore” instead of paying attention to what they should be doing. However, why they do that has remained unknown…

Connectivity between parts of the brain can explain the function of each region.

A ‘bird’s eye view’ of how human brains operate

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region. Previous research…

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College of Arts and Sciences launches first-of-its-kind Forensic Anthropology Lab

The Department of Anthropology in Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences has officially opened the doors of the new Forensic Anthropology Laboratory — a milestone that furthers the hands-on…

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How steep does that hill look? Your height plays a role

People’s perceptions of the world are easily impacted by the angle at which they view objects in it, suggests a new study.   This finding, made by researchers from The Ohio State University…