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Richard Petty

Richard Petty elected to National Academy of Sciences

The social psychology professor is among 120 members and 30 national members recently chosen "in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."

Wildfire smoke looms over a line of hilltop houses with the city of Los Angeles visible in the background

'It isn't over. It's just starting.': Alumna reflects on devastating California wildfires

By Lauren Pond

Jean Carfagno remembers the morning the sun disappeared.

Shortly after wildfires began devouring large swaths of Southern California on Jan. 7, 2025, she watched thick smoke obscure the…

Dr. Ariana Hoet

Alumna Ariana Hoet receives Emerging Leader Award

By Lauren Pond

Psychology alumna Dr. Ariana Hoet, '11, has received the College of Arts and Sciences' 2025 Emerging Leader Award. Given at a campus ceremony on April 4, the annual honor recognizes alumni who…

A student researcher speaks to a group of people gathered around her poster in a crowded building lobby.

Psychology undergraduates share research with Ohio State community

By Lauren Pond

For people who are not fluent in American Sign Language, is the meaning of the “eat” sign easier to guess than that of related words in other languages, such as delicioso, Portuguese for “…

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Nikole Patson honored with university’s most prestigious faculty award

The 2025 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching recognizes the Marion campus professor's excellence and impact in the classroom.

Jenn Cheavens

Ohio State recruiting participants for new study on human kindness

The Columbus Dispatch highlights clinical psychology professor Jennifer Cheavens' continuing research on human kindness.

Megha Sehgal

How the brain links related memories formed close in time

A new study conducted by Dr. Megha Shegal reveals that human brains create physical connections between memories that occur close in time. 

Nikole Patson

Patson receives Undergraduate Research Access Innovation Seed Grant

Patson, a professor at the Ohio State Marion campus, will use the $10,000 award to research whether people remember language-related inferences over time.

A girl sticks out her tongue and mocks a boy in a school classroom.

Daddis receives grant to help study teens’ beliefs about school misbehavior

Daddis, an associate professor at Ohio State's Marion campus, will use the $10,000 seed grant to research the relationship between school misbehavior and the ways that youth think about its…