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Ginger Yang Joins SSI as a New Faculty Affiliate
By Katy Popovitch
Ginger Yang has joined SSI as a new faculty affiliate. Yang is a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Ohio State and a principal investigator at Nationwide…

SSI supports students with new internship and job board
By Katy Popovitch
SSI created a new internship and job board this semester for students to find sports-related opportunities. The board can be accessed by scrolling down on the homepage of…

SSI Creates New Community for Women in Sports
by Katy Popovitch
SSI created a new community on Slack, a messaging service for teams, called “Ohio State Women in Sports” to connect female student…

Apply now for 2024-25 OSU SSI 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 2024 through…

'Getting Started on Sports Research' forum attracts 40+ future researchers
Sports and Society's first "Getting Started on Sports Research" session was held Nov. 8 at Thompson Library. Organized by SSI assistant director Ryan Ruddy, the session attracted more than 40…

SSI begins partnership with empowHERed
By Katy Popovitch
SSI began a partnership with empowHERed, a new community providing opportunities and resources for women in the sports industry, this semester. With this partnership, all…

SSI Featured in ASC's Around the Oval newsletter
SSI was honored to be featured in the Arts and Sciences newsletter "Around the Article," in an article by senior content specialist James Grega. Grega is a graduate of Ohio State's journalism…

Ohio State v. Purdue among Big Ten football games streamed exclusively on Peacock
By Lauryn Luderman and Katy Popovitch
If it’s not the struggling run game or the fear of losing to Michigan for a third-consecutive time that’s causing Buckeye fans the most stress, it…

Malcolm Jenkins discusses his new book, ‘What Winners Won’t Tell You,’ in SSI, Library Event
By Lauryn Luderman
Malcolm Jenkins.
Super Bowl Champion, two-time pro-bowler and one of the best safeties the NFL has ever seen with a 13-year career split between the…