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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…
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 BatesSam is…
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…
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…
Female Athletes Continue to Lead After Retirement
by Lauryn Luderman, SSI Editorial Intern
Within the span of one month, Serena Williams, Sylvia Fowles, Sue Bird and Allyson Felix all retired from the sport they…
Research: Sports help kids develop important trait linked to adult success
Here’s another good reason for kids to participate in organized sports: They can develop the “grit” that helps them overcome challenges as adults, a new study suggests.
Grit is defined as…
From The Conversation: Too hot to handle: Climate considerations for youth sport during the hottest years on record
At least 50 high school football players in the U.S. have died from heat stroke after falling ill on the field in the past 25 years. And high school athletes in other sports are not immune from…
Research: Agyemang Study Recognized with Best Paper Award
Congratulations to SSI Affiliate and OSU Sport Management Prof. Kwame Agyemang for being recently awarded with a 2021 Best Paper honor from the Sport Management Education Journal.
His co…
Study: Fights in Pro Hockey Don’t Deter Greater Violence
Allowing fights among players in the National Hockey Leagues does not deter greater violence in the modern game, according to a new study.
In fact, teams and players that fight more often…