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September 4, 2026

NBC4 spotlights Ohio State summer research program

Psychology Assistant Professor Jeremy Grant and student Meseret Alemu spoke about the transformative experience of the university's Summer Research Opportunities Program, now in its 40th year.

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$3 million NIH award funds new research on language and cognitive development
By Lauren Pond

Vladimir Sloutsky, a professor of developmental psychology in The Ohio State University Department of Psychology, has received a $3 million award from the National Institutes of Health to conduct…

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Parasocial relationships can tell as a lot about the social brain

Associate Professor Dylan Wagner speaks with Scientific American about “parasocial relationships”: the connections people feel with celebrities, social media stars and fictional…

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Kurt Gray appointed as inaugural C-SPAM faculty director
By Lauren Pond

Leading moral psychology expert Kurt Gray has been appointed to head The Ohio State University’s new Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation (C-SPAM) starting in autumn…

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$1.47 million grant funds new Ohio State research on extremism
By Lauren Pond

Could persuading people to brush their teeth more hold the key to preventing insurrection?

From abortion clinic bombings to violent protests and coup attempts, extremism has played a…

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Invisible Injury: MINDSET Lab at Ohio State takes progressive look at traumatic brain injuries

The MINDSET Lab at Ohio State studies the diverse causes of head injuries and how to best recover from them.

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Why children can’t pay attention to the task at hand

A new study co-authored by professor Vladimir Sloutsky brings scientists closer to understanding why children "over-explore."

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Ambivalence + polarized views can promote political violence

A new study co-authored by doctoral alumnus Joseph Siev and professor Richard Petty suggests that people go to violent extremes to compensate for attitudinal discomfort.

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A university lecture, with a dash of jumping jacks

A new study by associate professor Scott Hayes finds possible value in class exercise breaks.

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Social media affects people’s views on mental illness

A new study by doctoral student Whitney Whitted finds that subtle differences in messaging can impact beliefs about treatment.