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SSI announces 2023-24 Student Research Grants
A limited number of SSI Student Research Grants will be awarded to graduate students who commit to conducting sports and society research with an SSI faculty affiliate from Summer 2023 through Spring…
Work of SSI affiliate featured in 2022 'State of Play' report
The Aspen Institute’s Project Play initiative today released "State of Play 2022," the seventh edition of its annual report, which this year features work from SSI affiliate Dawn Anderson-Butcher and…
SSI forum builds understanding of name, image and likeness
SSI hosted the first-ever “Offense and Defense of NIL” event on Monday where the Ohio State community was able to learn the ins and outs of name, image and likeness. A panel of NIL experts, including…
Hittle parlays unexpected turns into director of NIL efforts, to speak Monday at SSI event
By Lauryn Luderman Logan Hittle’s Ohio State career has been filled with unexpected turns. He started as a janitor in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center and parlayed that into a spot as a walk-on to the…
Ryan Ruddy named assistant director of SSI
by Lauryn Luderman The Sports and Society Initiative is excited to announce the appointment of Ryan Ruddy as its assistant director. Ruddy has been part of Ohio State’s Department of Economics since…
SSI gathers sports-focused faculty for potential collaboration
By Lauryn Luderman Sports and Society Initiative hosted a lunch on Monday at the Ohio State Faculty Club where members from several colleges with different areas of expertise across Ohio State and…
SSI welcomes Bates, Draper as affiliates
By Lauryn Luderman The Sports and Society Initiative is to welcome a pair of new affiliates who will contribute significantly to our mission. Samantha Bates Sam is an alumnus of Ohio State and earned…
Schedule of Events 2022-2023
The Sports and Society Initiative is excited to host the following events in 2022-2023. Some dates are still to come and we will be updating our calendar throughout the year: Workshop on Sports…
Ohio State Workshop on Importance of Media in Concussion Conversation Held Right Before Tua Tagovailoa Incident
By Lauryn Luderman The Concussion Legacy Foundation Media Project on Sept. 29 brought first-of-its-kind programming to Ohio State to train student and professional journalists about properly…