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Q&A faculty spotlight: Todd Thompson
Todd Thompson is the Allan H. Markowitz Endowed Chair in Astronomy, Professor of Astronomy with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Physics, and a Distinguished University Scholar. His…
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…
Study delivers detailed photos of galaxies’ inner structures
For the first time, high-resolution images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope are offering powerful insights into the complex dust patterns of nearby star-forming galaxies.
What U.S. legislators do when they can’t pass laws
The 118th Congress passed fewer than 30 new laws in 2023, the least in decades. But that doesn’t necessarily mean U.S. representatives weren’t finding other ways to get things done.
In a…
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…
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…
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…
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…