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SSI Awards Sports Analytic, Student Research Grants

The Sports and Society Initiative is honored to announce the winners of its 2019 Sports Analytics and Student Research Grants, which were announced April 11 at the Ohio Union. 2019-20 Sports and…

Research Fair

3 Students Honored for Undergraduate Research Posters

The Sports and Society Initiative is honored to announce the winners of its first Undergraduate Student Research Fair, held April 11 at the Ohio Union. These Outstanding Poster winners each earned a …

Greg Odin

"When Sports End" draws record SSI attendance

More than 150 people joined Ohio State’s Sports and Society Initiative for the day-long symposium, “When Sports End.” The event, broken into four sessions, explored the various psychological,…

Ohio Stadium

Research News: New Study Shows How Watching Football Impacts Self-Esteem

A new study from Ohio State Communication Prof. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick showed the social aspect of celebrating a victory for a winning team leads to a self-esteem boost, while sharing the pain…

Social Work course

Social Work Announces New Summer Sports-Focused Class

The College of Social Work will this summer offer "Prevention and Youth Development through Sport, Recreation and Play" (Social Work 2110), a four-week session 1 course based in ecological theory…

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Apply for 2019-20 OSU Sports and Society Initiative Student Research Grants

A limited number of SSI Student Research Grants will be awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who commit to conducting sports and society research with an SSI faculty affiliate from Summer…

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Research news: Winning fans see self-esteem boost

Fans of a college football team that wins a big game could experience a boost…

YouthSports

LiFE Sports announces youth development job opportunities

LiFEsports often receives job postings from local and national youth development organizations. Click on any of the links below to see current flyers for job openings. Please note that these…

Kareem Hunt

Kraft featured in Cleveland.com article on athletes and domestic violence

Sports and Society Director Nicole Kraft provided the expert voice for a cleveland.com article on Kareem Hunt and why allegations of domestic violence against women have not prevented him from…