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Brain changes found in self-injuring teen girls

The brains of teenage girls who engage in serious forms of self-harm, including cutting, show features similar to those seen in adults with borderline personality disorder, a severe and hard-to-…

Julian Thayer Presented with Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology

Julian Thayer received the Society for Psychophysiological Research Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology Award on October 6th in Quebec City, Canada. The Award for Distinguished…

Class of (AU) 2018: Jacqui Levine

Jacqui, from Marlboro, NJ fell in love with both Columbus and Ohio State as soon as she arrived for a visit her senior year of high school. Finding psychology was a bit more challenging, however,…

Bucks for Charity Campaign Runs from September 19 - November 2

Bucks for Charity is one way the university helps to raise money to make our community stronger, and every Buck counts!

Faculty and staff can give to the organization of their choice –…

Class of 2020: Jazmyn Mustafa

Jazmyn, originally from Las Vegas, NV, choose to attend Ohio State not only for the sense of school pride, but also for the psychology faculty. She chose psychology because she is curious about…

Stress Linked To More Advanced Disease In Some Leukemia Patients

A study led by Distinguished University Professor Barbara Andersen is the first to link stress with biological disease markers in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the most common type…

Study finds you act most like “you” in a time crunch

When they must act quickly, selfish people are likely to act more selfishly than usual, while pro-social people behave even more pro-socially, a new study found.

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Class of 2019: Stephanie Nnadi

Stephanie, from Columbus, OH, is a double major with political science and part of ASC Honors. She chose the honors program to challenge herself academically, and it proved one of her best…