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Janet Box-Steffensmeier

The prize, one of Ohio State's most prestigious, recognizes the professor's work advancing political methodology and the tools researchers use to study politics.

Danica Dillion

C-SPAM affiliate and post-doctoral researcher Danica Dillion was recently interviewed for an Axios story about the Ohio State Fair poster contest, which an AI entrant won this year.

Four people sitting on a stage during a panel session

“Will AI save or destroy us?” was the central question for a public panel hosted on July 21 by the Department of Psychology and the Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation …

Windows identifying "fake news" pop up as a person scrolls through their smartphone

Faculty director Kurt Gray was recently quoted in a New York Times story about false allegations of fraud against Ohio Somalis and social media's role in the spread of this misinformation…

Kurt Gray with book cover of "Outraged"

Faculty director Kurt Gray's "Outraged: Why We Fight about Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground" has been named one of Greater Good Magazine's favorite books of 2025.

Kurt Gray

In an interview with Spectrum News, Professor Kurt Gray discussed people's divisive reactions to recent video footage of a violent fight in Cincinnati.

Richard Petty

Commenting on a recent neo-Nazi march in Columbus, affiliate Richard Petty, a professor in the Department of Psychology, shares insights from his research on the origins of extreme attitudes and…

Exterior of Psychology Building, framed by a tree branch and a yellow flower

Research by the new interdisciplinary initiative will look at the science behind contemporary societal divisions and the false and misleading information that fuels them.