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Bushman Responds to Local Gun Violence Incident
Professor Brad Bushman spoke on gun violence in response to an incident where a 13-year-old boy fatally shot a 14-year-old boy near a Columbus elementary school May 28.
Bushman spoke as a…

Mike Slater - 2019 ICA Chaffee Career Achievement Award Winner
On Sunday May 26, Mike Slater, Director of the School of Communication and Social and Behavioral Science Distinguished Professor, was…

School Honors Undergrads at 2019 Awards Reception
The School of Communication honored over 30 undergraduate students with awards and scholarships at a reception April 22. The School commends its students for excellence in writing,…

Mike Slater - 2019 ICA Chaffee Career Achievement Award Winner
On Sunday May 26, Mike Slater, Director of the School of Communication and Social and Behavioral Science Distinguished Professor, was honored with the 2019 Steven H. Chaffee Career Achievement…

Bushman on Media Violence, Children and Gun Safety
Brad Bushman, professor of communication and psychology, shares how violent media affects the way children interact with guns.
Bushman cites his 2017 study, which found that if guns are not…

Nisbet on Fake News and Democracy
Professor and researcher Erik Nisbet spoke about the impact of fake news on democracy in two recent articles.
Nisbet said it’s difficult to know what’s true and what’s false in a social…

Comm Students Awarded Scholarships for Ohio State's 150 Anniversary
Two School of Communication students were among those awarded scholarships as part of The Ohio State University’s Sesquicentennial Student…

Ohio State Among First to Study Facebook Data
Researchers at The Ohio State University will be among the first to have access to privacy-protected Facebook data to study social media’s impact on democracy in the United States.
The Ohio…

Roberts Delivers TEDx Talk
Jasmine Roberts took the stage and delivered her first TEDx Talk titled “I’m Tired of Talking About Race” on February 23 in Mershon Auditorium. Standing in the wings of the stage before her talk…