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James Pelotonia Fellow: Stephen Lo
Meet Stephen Lo, 2019 Pelotonia Fellowship recipient and Department of Psychology graduate student, helping to build the future of cancer research and care at The Ohio State University.
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New graduate training program in cognitive neuroscience
The Psychology Department is excited to offer a new graduate program in Cognitive Neuroscience! This cross-area program brings together labs that study perception/cognition, computational…

Distractions can distort our realities
Ohio State News published an article this week detailing the ways in which our distractions can have an impact on the way we perceive things in real life.
A study conducted by…

New study finds "children notice everything"
In a recent article published by Ohio State, professor Vladimir Sloutsky's newest study examines the way children and adults process information in various situations. According to the…

Ian Krajbich to lead Decision Science Collaborative
Dr. Ian Krajbich, a professor with background in both Psychology and Economics, will lead the Decision Science Collaborative for a four-year term beginning September 1, 2019 until…

Jennifer Crocker Receives Service to SPSP Award
Dr. Jennifer (Jenny) Crocker, a Social Psychology professor, has recently been awarded the Service to Society for Personality and Social Psychology this year for her achievements. Her many…

Psychology Department ranked 12th in the World!
According to Shanghai Ranking's newest global academic report, Ohio State's Psychology program has moved up a spot in the rankings to #12 out of 500 best psychology departments, inlcuding public…

Is that news really "fake" or is it biased?
In a recently published article, Jeff Grabmeier examines the "fake news" era we live in and how individuals determine the credibility of a news source. According to this new study, bias, not just…

Kirby Lab Grant
The Kirby lab has recently been awarded a three year grant from the National Science Foundation titled "Adult neural stem cell self-regulation via soluble growth factor." The scientific goal of…