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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…

Weary Symposium
On June 18-19, the Department of Psychology hosted the Weary Symposium on Diversity and Social Identity. Over 100 scholars from 33 universities attended the conference to present research, data…

Brandon Turner receives Early Career Award
Dr. Brandon Turner, an assistant professor in cognitive psychology at Ohio State, has been selected by The Psychonomic Society as the recipient of this year's Early Career Award. This prestigious…

Psychology Graduate Training Program Feature
The Chronicle of Higher Education author Beckie Supiano highlighted the role collegiate educators play in developing successful future professors and academics in a recent publication.…

2019 COSI Science Festival
From May 1-4, COSI (The Center of Science and Industry) hosted their annual Science Festival in Columbus. At this event, hundreds of individuals and organizations from across the state displayed…

The Correlation Between Self-Esteem & Social Support
David Lee, a postdoctoral psychology fellow at Ohio State, recently had a study on self-esteem and social support published by Health Psychology. According to his research (co-authored…

ASC Distinguished Psychology Professor: Mark Pitt
Dr. Mark Pitt has been selected as College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Psychology. This honorific title is reserved for full professors who have excelled in teaching, service…