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Malcolm Jenkins joins EHE, SSI to celebrate life, work of MLK Jr.
By Lauryn Luderman
There are few better ways to acknowledge the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., than spending an afternoon with NFL and Buckeye star Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State…
SSI Supported Research Continues to Inform Discussions about Tackle Football
After Damar Hamlin’s tragic football injury, there was renewed interest in the safety and appropriateness of tackle football.
OSU sociology PhD candidate Mariah Warner and associate…
SSI, SAA use basketball stats to teach math skills at Columbus Library
By Lauryn Luderman
SSI Assistant Director Ryan Ruddy and the Ohio State’s Sports Analytics Association visited the Columbus Metropolitan Library Friday to help school-age children to learn…
Iranian protest for women's rights reflected in sport
By Lauryn Luderman
After the death of Mahsa Amini, killed in police custody after her arrest for improperly wearing her hijab, protests erupted throughout Iran and were even prevalent in…
SSI Releases 2021 Research Productivity Summary - Cloned
SSI is honored to have supported and contributed to research in a variety of forms and over many topics. Here is our annual report of research productivity.
SSI Affiliate Research…
Kraft writes in The Conversation about media responsibility in a sports crisis
Injuries are an unfortunate part of any sport – none more so than in the NFL, where players can be felled in front of a TV audience in the tens of millions.…
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…
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-…
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…