The traditional view that white women were rarely involved in buying and selling enslaved people in the United States is not accurate -- white women were involved in more than 30% of the transactions in the largest market for enslaved people. Arts and Sciences news.osu.edu/white-men-were…

The key to reducing murder rates: ensuring that people feel empowered, included in their community, believe they matter to the people around them, and feel the government will protect them and their family, a new report finds. OSU History Department Arts and Sciences news.osu.edu/how-americas-e…

The rising earth beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet will likely become a major factor in future sea level rise, a new study suggests. Whether it helps or hurts will depend on how much global warming is controlled. Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences news.osu.edu/how-the-rising…

Sure, you limit cheeseburgers and soft drinks -- but what about chicken and ketchup? New study lists "stealth" sources of fat and sugar. The Ohio State University College of Medicine news.osu.edu/identifying-st…

A new study is the first to shed light on the high prevalence of head injuries, and related mental health symptoms, in a previously overlooked population when it comes to concussion surveillance: law enforcement officers. OSU School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center news.osu.edu/in-law-enforce…

A new national study provides the best evidence to date that generous unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic helped reduce reliance on high-cost credit use - keeping low-income people from falling behind. Arts and Sciences John Glenn College news.osu.edu/how-some-state…

For kids born in the ’50s, there were essentially no class differences in who played organized sports. But that changed for kids born in the '90s. Now, childhood class matters in who has the opportunity to play sports, a new study finds. Arts and Sciences news.osu.edu/organized-yout…

Ohio State researchers and their colleagues continue to make new discoveries in attosecond science, this time being the first to report very tiny time delays in a molecule’s electron activity when the particles are exposed to X-rays. Ohio State Physics Arts and Sciences news.osu.edu/physicists-shi…

In space, fine dining can be an alien experience. But NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge is trying to change that, and Ohio State hosted the third and final phase of the challenge. news.osu.edu/the-future-of-…

Joseph Heremans is used to making discoveries that “look a little like magic,” figuring out how to generate electricity with heat in ways that were once considered only theoretically possible. A new federal grant will allow him to do even more. news.osu.edu/ohio-state-pro…

Ancient viruses preserved in glacial ice hold valuable information about changes in Earth’s climate. Researchers recovered the genomes of nearly 1,700 virus species, of which about three-fourths are newly discovered. Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center news.osu.edu/locked-in-a-gl…

Children gather more information than they need to complete a task, even when they know exactly what they need, a study finds. Researchers say it may be because of immature working memory. Ohio State Psychology Arts and Sciences news.osu.edu/why-children-c…

Scientists designed SepsisLab to predict a patient’s sepsis risk within four hours – but while the clock ticks, the system IDs missing patient info and gives a picture to clinicians of how specific info will affect final risk prediction. OSUengineering news.osu.edu/a-human-center…

The invention of a tool capable of unlocking previously impossible organic chemical reactions has opened new pathways in the pharmaceutical industry to create effective drugs more quickly. Arts and Sciences news.osu.edu/novel-chemical…

Not all communities in the United States face the same risks for environmental problems such as air pollution, noise and wastewater. But how can federal agencies fairly identify which areas deserve the most help? A new report helps answer that question. news.osu.edu/bringing-envir…

Severe drought in the American Southwest and more severe wet years in the Northeast will be more extreme in the future, a new study suggests. The middle of the US can expect bigger swings between wetter wet periods and drier summers. @osuengineering news.osu.edu/study-suggests…

Mold can survive the harshest of environments, so to stop harmful spores from growing on future space stations, a new study suggests a novel way to prevent its spread. OSUengineering The Ohio State University College of Public Health news.osu.edu/keeping-mold-o…

Bacteria and other microorganisms are known to be driven by a will to survive, but they also rely on each other to stay safe – and that cooperation has implications for environmental health. Arts and Sciences news.osu.edu/bacteria-work-…

For many decades, the coca plant – the main ingredient in cocaine – has been grown almost exclusively in South America. But a new study shows that parts of Central America appears to be highly suitable for cultivating this lucrative cash crop. Arts and Sciences news.osu.edu/central-americ…

You might use CBD to treat anxiety, pain or other issues. But that same drug might kill pesticide-resistant mosquito larvae, a new study shows. CFAES news.osu.edu/hemp-shows-hig…