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By Reilly Cahill

The Ohio State University Sports and Society Institute honored six leaders whose work has expanded opportunities for students, advanced research and shaped the…

By Noah Adkins

Travel teams, private coaching and year-round training are changing the youth sports experience, raising questions about cost, pressure and whether children still…

By Noah Adkins

Ohio State students interested in careers in sports now have a new way to start building connections and professional skills early in college.

The Sports and…

SSI affiliate Dominik Stecuła recently wrote a guest column for The Columbus Dispatch on how Ohio State football can create common ground across political differences.

Stecuła, an Ohio…

by Noah Adkins

To much of the world, Jesse Owens is the four-time Olympic gold medalist who made history in Berlin.

To his grandchildren, he was simply Granddad.

The…

By Reilly Cahill

For Stuart Owens Rankin and Marlene Hemphill Dortch, memories of their grandfather Jesse Owens are not limited to four gold medals or Olympic history.

They…

Students interested in building a career in sports will have a new opportunity to prepare throughout the academic year through the Sports and Society Institute’s Career Readiness Series.

SSI…

The Sports and Society Institute is giving students a new way to explore Ohio State athletics, connect with the sports community and earn prizes along the way.

The new SSI Sports…

Nicole Kraft, director of The Ohio State University Sports and Society Institute, has been named the Summer 2026 Columbus Sports Community Champion by the Greater Columbus Sports Commission.