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Students, faculty honored at annual Comm Day
Last week, graduate students and faculty gathered for Comm Day, the School of Communication’s annual graduate student award ceremony and end of the year banquet. The event took place on Friday, April…
Scholars request dialogue on media violence with White House
Professor Brad Bushman joined several media violence researchers and scholars to request a conversation with the White House to discuss media violence. President Trump met with various…
Slater receives honorary doctorate from University of Antwerp
Michael Slater, director of the School of Communication, received an honorary doctorate on March 29 from the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Slater, who is a distinguished professor in Social and…
Garrett Talks at Georgetown Law on Social Media Impact on Elections
Associate Professor Kelly Garrett recently gave a talk at the Tech Law and Policy Colloquium at Georgetown Law. Garrett presented his paper, “Social media’s contribution to political…
Huskey, Wilcox receive Poster Award
Assistant Professor Richard Huskey and graduate student Shelby Wilcox recently received a Poster Award from the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society. Their winning poster is titled “What are the…
Journalism alum, “My Friend Dahmer” author reflects on success
School of Communication alumnus John “Derf” Backderf (BA, Journalism, 1983) created “My Friend Dahmer,” a graphic novel that explores Backderf’s high school acquaintance with serial killer Jeffery…
ICA Recognizes Ohio State Research
The research of several faculty members and graduate students in the School of Communication received recognition from the International Communication Association and will be highlighted at the 2018…
BASCA Travels to New York City
Ohio State’s Black Advertising Strategic Communication Association (BASCA) traveled to New York City on Feb. 21-23. The trip was planned with the goal of allowing students the chance to develop…

PhD students receive Carol Carr Brown Graduate Award
The Ohio State University selected three PhD students from the School of Communication to receive the Carol Carr Brown Graduate Award. This award is given to outstanding graduate students in the…