COLUMBUS — Whether Ohio State can beat Clemson in the College Football Playoff Saturday could depend on which version of the wildly inconsistent Buckeyes offense shows up to play in the desert. Will it be the score-at-will unit that averaged more than 53 points through the first five games and blew away Nebraska and Maryland [...]
An Ohio State University researcher last week offered the results of a study that found soil moisture has a direct correlation to power outages during severe storms to members of the American Geophysical Union. Steven Quiring, a professor of atmospheric sciences, completed the study using satellite maps of soil moisture and its effect on trees [...]
A series of Ohio State University studies has found that planned fun is anything but. Published in the Journal of Marketing Research, the results of the series found that scheduling a leisure activity, such as seeing a movie or taking a coffee break, led people to not only anticipate less enjoyment but to actually enjoy [...]
Ohio State University researchers have found a link between the way prisoners communicate while enrolled in substance-abuse programs and recidivism, according to a study published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Researchers surmised that the relationships between prisoners enrolled drug and alcohol rehab programs are key to the effectiveness of the programs and analyzed [...]
Ohio State researchers have detailed the connections between the brain and the immune system in a study recently presented during the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Research specifically targeted the likelihood of an abundance of white blood cells in the spleen sending messages to the brain, resulting in behavioral changes long after experiencing [...]
COLUMBUS — Never mind that No. 2 Ohio State’s clash with No. 3 Michigan this week is the most meaningful contest between the bitter rivals in a decade. In Columbus, the game against “The Team Up North” doesn’t need any additional hype. Legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes hung the “TTUN” moniker on Michigan so [...]
The stage is finally set for Michigan and Ohio State, and if their most recent work is any indication, points will be hard to come by Saturday at the Horseshoe. The Buckeyes edged Michigan State 17-16 on Saturday, and then the Wolverines had problems of their own in a 20-10 victory over Indiana. What enabled [...]
COLUMBUS — The giant video screen in Ohio State’s indoor practice facility ran a loop of MMA fighters beating each other senseless, coach Urban Meyer’s way of reminding players that they have one swing to knock out Michigan State this week and keep their championship dreams alive. With all the playoff talk swirling after a [...]
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law took home top honors over the weekend in Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Fourth Annual Public Service Mock Trial Competition. The competition took place this past Friday and Saturday at the Franklin County Courthouse and the OSU law school team was presented with its award on Sunday. [...]
An Ohio State University-led study into a mother’s recovery from drug or alcohol addiction found that recovery time is shortened when her children are involved. Published last week in the current issue of Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, the study of 183 mothers who were seeking outpatient drug or alcohol treatment determined women who were in [...]