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SSI Affiliates Set New Standards with Research and Training for Coaches
Of all the students who play sports in high school, between 3% and 5% go on to play sports in college and less than 1% will play professionally. Still, sports are an excellent vehicle for…
SSI welcomes alum Christopher Roy as its newest board member
by Lauryn Luderman
It seems like Buckeyes always have a way of giving back to the university that gave them so much. Christopher Roy is giving back by joining Sports and…
SSI Affiliates Publish New Research on Inequalities in Girls High School Sports Participation
New mixed-methods research by SSI Research Chair and OSU Sociology professor Chris Knoester and PhD Candidate James Tompsett, in collaboration with professor Kirsten Hextrum (Oregon State),…
Two Graduate Students win SSI Research Grants
By Katy Popavitch
Sports and Society Initiative awarded $500 research grants to two Ohio State Ph.D. candidates, helping to fund their sports-focused research projects.
Emily Nothnagle…
SSI Partners with CEHV to Host Event on Transgender Athletes
By Nigel Becker
Who should play girls’ and women’s sports?
That was a major issue of contention during the Center for Ethics and Human Values’ Civil Discourse Forum, “Should…
SSI, ASC Career Success part of Women's Final Four media relations team
Ohio State students were front and center for the most watched women's basketball game ever, as they were part of the media relations team at the Women's Final Four in Cleveland.
The…
SSI Co-Hosts Sports Analytics Conference
Sports and Society Initiative and Ohio State’s Sports Analytics Association hosted the fourth annual Sports Analytics Conference on April 5, featuring student presentations and panels featuring…
Gene Smith and Janine Oman weigh in on Big Ten expansion
By Katy Popovitch and Lauryn Luderman
The Big Ten Conference hasn’t been the “big ten” since expanding to 11 teams in 1990 with the addition of Penn State. As of Aug. 2, it may as well be…
Struggling with gambling disorder? Birches Health has you covered
By Lauryn Luderman
One percent of Americans suffer from gambling disorders, and Tom Shoemaker used to be one of them.
Thanks to easily accessible and cost-friendly resources, as…