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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…
Webinar: Dennis Drazin talks the legalization of gambling
The Sports and Society Initiative was honored to welcome Ohio State alum Dennis Drazin to a special webinar, talking about his involvement in the key case that led to mass legalization of sports…
100+ students join ASC Career Success, SSI Partner for Sports Career Readiness event
The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences Center for Career and Professional Success and SSI partnered Feb. 2 for our second Sports Career Readiness Fair.
The event was held in…
Affiliate Brian Turner named to National Academy of Kinesiology
The National Academy of Kinesiology inducted SSI affiliate Dr. Brian Turner as a fellow at its annual conference in late September.
The academy is the premier professional organization…