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Garrett, Bond Receive Research Grant from Facebook
Associate Professor Kelly Garrett and Assistant Professor Robert Bond received a $100,000 research grant from Facebook for a proposal titled, “Measuring and modeling susceptibility to…

Kraft Featured in (614) Magazine
Assistant Professor – Clinical Nicole Kraft is featured in the January issue of (614) Magazine for the annual Interview Issue published by the magazine. Kraft is interviewed by a former student,…

Trimble Interviewed on “Current Time America” Episode
School of Communication Lecturer Jeffrey Trimble was interviewed on the Jan. 4 episode of “Current Time America” broadcasted on the Voice of America Russian channel. VOA Russian is a global, 24/7…

Nisbet’s Research Featured in The New York Times
Associate Professor Erik Nisbet’s research on the impact of fake news in the 2016 presidential election was featured in a New York Times editorial by opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg. Nisbet,…

Smith Wins ASC Staff Excellence Award
Aaron Smith, the assistant to the director of the School of Communication, won the College of Arts and Sciences Staff Excellence Award for December 2018. Smith was presented the…

Comm Class Raises Over $6,000 for Local Charities
Assistant Professor Hillary Shulman’s course COMM 4635 – Small Group Communication raised $6,458.85 for local charities this semester. The students also donated 779 pieces of art supplies to Make-…

Research Explores How Emotions Impact Rumor Acceptance
PhD student Kilhoe (Miranda) Na recently published new research in the Journal of Health Communication about rumor acceptance during public health crises. In an experiment designed to test if a…

New Study Finds How People Evaluate Online Political Posts
Associate Professor David DeAndrea, Assistant Professor Robert Bond and PhD student Megan Vendemia published an article in Computers in Human Behavior about how user comments affect how political…

Research Explores Parental Behavior During 2016 Election
Professors Amy Nathanson and William “Chip” Eveland published new research in Communication Monographs related to the 2016 presidential election. They studied how parents criticized, restricted…