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Faculty conducted a study to investigate factors that encourage greater private support for gun safety.
Professor Brad Bushman, Assistant Professor Graham Dixon and Professor Kelly Garrett recently conducted a study to investigate factors that encourage greater private support for and…
Grizzard’s Study suggests "meaningful" deaths have biggest impact
In a new study, researchers found that when people were asked to recall the death of a fictional character, they were more likely to mention deaths perceived as "meaningful" than those…
Kraft Family Donation Funds New Carolyn N. Kraft Copy Chief Position
The Kraft family of Columbus has donated $22,500 to The Lantern to fund the Carolyn N. Kraft Copy Chief position. The fund honors the memory of Carolyn Kraft, a former marketing executive at Merck…
Knobloch-Westerwick’s Recent Study on Interactions with Online Content
The recent work of Professor Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick’s and PhD graduate Daniel Sude found that if given the option to like a post on social media, viewers are less engaged with the…
Former Department Chair Dr. William Brown (1929-2020)
Dr. William R. Brown, 91, former chair of the School of Communication at The Ohio State University, passed away Oct. 11, 2020.
Dr. Brown served as chair from 1983 to 1984 and received…
NABJ Hosts Covering Black Lives Matter Event
The National Association of Black Journalists hosted the On the Front Lines: Covering Black Lives Matter event, Sept. 29, with Black journalists who discussed their experience covering protests…
Cho's Research on Asian American Stigmatization during COVID-19
Hyunyi Cho, professor of communication, recently conducted a study on Americans who stigmatized people of Asian descent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research focused on the…
Bayer Featured on Friendship Study with Lee and Stahl
Assistant Professor Joseph Bayer recently conducted a study with former psychology postdoc David Lee, and psychology graduate student Jonathan Stahl. Their research focused on…
PRSSA Receives 2020 Star Chapter Award
Congratulations to the Public Relations Student Society of America chapter at Ohio State for receiving a 2020 Star Chapter Award from the PRSSA 2020–2021 National Committee. The…