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Luke Capizzo

Study examines evolution of strategic management research in public relations

Public Speaking and VR

Study finds virtual audiences can trigger real-world stress responses in speakers

Study examines how financial incentives shape social norms and behavior

Study examines how financial incentives shape social norms and behavior

Girl on Phone

Juan Mundel and Patricia Huddleston publish new research on the connection between advertising and the horticulture industry

Virtual Reality Research

Virtual reality research explores how attention shapes memory

NIH Award

NIH awards $3.1M to Developmental Speech Laboratory to study the impact of stuttering on children

Amanda Holmstrom research on loneliness

New research from Amanda Holmstrom explores the complex realities of connection and loneliness among young adults

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Lingo Lab publishes innovative study on autistic children’s language comprehension

Marisa Smith

Marisa Smith publishes new research on media, disinformation, and race perception

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Quello Center receives Pew Charitable Trusts grant to advance digital connectivity research

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MSU researcher wins grants to improve speech therapy for Parkinson’s

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Exploring cultural memory, race, and representation through the California Raisins at CHARM 2025

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Jacob Fisher's ADHD research gets a Google Cloud boost

MSU at ICA 2025

MSU at ICA 2025

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Faculty-led telehealth project receives 2025 Excellence Award in Interdisciplinary Studies

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The power of visual storytelling and documentary filmmaking earns HARP grant for two journalism faculty

PIRA Grant ADPR Awardees | Photos of Susan McFarlen-Alvarez and Saleem Alhabash

Advertising and public relations faculty members awarded prestigious PIRA grants

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JRN professor and MSU Museum collaborate through Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Grant

Smarter City Planning | Photo of Dar Meshi

Dar Meshi and researchers use brain activity to predict visits to urban areas

Partial photo of Monique Turner speaking at a lectern. Text reads: 4th annual Charles K. Atkin Distinguished Speaker Series

2024 Charles K. Atkin Distinguished Speaker Series

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MSU modernizes health care training with XR curriculum

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024

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Beyond the screen: how MSU's XR labs are redefining education and collaboration

Exploring the protest paradigm: Danielle K. Brown | Photo of Danielle

Brown studies the paradigm of protests and the press

Telehealth Think Tank | Photo of Bree Holtz

Telehealth for the coming decades think tank unites Michigan leaders to shape the future of equitable care

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MSU researchers use XR to study social-communicative processes

Megh Marathe: Therapeutic Value in the Time of Digital Brainwaves

Beyond diagnosis: therapeutic value of extended EEGS for epilepsy patients

A child in a VR headset participates in a research study. Graphic reads: Studying stuttering with VR, Developmental Speech Lab.

MSU researchers use VR to explore changes in speech and autonomic nervous system activity

New Study Published in the British Medical Journal: Anna Argyris | Photo of Anna

ComArtSci professor studies correlation between vaccine misinformation and social media

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Cybersecurity awareness month 2023

Awarded AHRQ Conference Grant | Photo of Bree Holtz

Developing best practices: Associate Professor Bree Holtz receives federal grant for telemedicine think tank

Photo of Daniel Bergan. Text reads: Ask the Expert: How to Get Responses From Your Legislator

Ensure policymakers hear your voice

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MSU survey: 7 in 10 consumers deceived into buying counterfeit products online

Illustration of a globe below text: Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection global survey release

MSU researchers investigate counterfeiting attitudes and behaviors with global survey

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Research preview: the profound influence of small choices in digital collaboration

New broadband and internet connectivity study | Keith Hampton, Johannes Bauer, & Gabriel Hales

MSU study: Pandemic gains in broadband access for rural students are fading

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MSU at 2022 Brazilian National Meeting of Environmental Journalism Researchers

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Elizabeth Dorrance Hall: family communication and women in STEM

Supporting student success with VR: Robby Ratan

Robby Ratan: teaching with virtual reality

Green text graphic reads 2023 Charles J. Strosacker Research Fellowship Recipients

2022-2023 Strosacker Research Fellowship winners

MSU at ICA 2023 with the ComArtSci square graphic in the bottom right corner

MSU at ICA 2023

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How anxiety affects risk information processing: MSU researchers receive NSF grant

Distinguished Partnership Award: Maria Lapinski | Photo of Maria talking

Maria Lapinski: Distinguished Partnership Award for International Community Engagement

NSF Building Capacity in STEM Education Research Individual Investigator Development Award

Aladé awarded NSF funding to research engagement in STEM media

Kjerstin Thorson wins new grant

Combating information threats in local communities: NSF Grant awarded to Kjerstin Thorson and colleagues

Daria Nepriakhina

MSU research: Disconnection, not teens’ screen time, is the problem

NCA 108th Annual Convention lineup for ComArtSci researchers

2022 CSCW Conference Faculty and Student Presenters from ComArtSci

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Highlighting Cybersecurity Awareness Month at ComArtSci

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Jeff Searl receives cancer research education grant from the National Cancer Institute

New Grant | Photo of Allison Eden

Moral understanding through the lens of film: Team receives $1 million grant

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2022 AEJMC Conference Faculty and Student Presenters

2022 Brandt Fellowship Awardees: Bree Holtz & Keith Hampton

2022 Brandt Fellowship Awarded to Two ComArtSci Faculty Members

Early Career Research Award | Photo of Maryam Naghibolhosseini

Dr. Maryam Naghibolhosseini receives second career award from National Institutes of Health

Dr. Rabindra Ratan | Meta (Facebook) research support

Robby Ratan receives Meta (Facebook) research support to study inclusion in virtual reality

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ComArtSci at UURAF 2022

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MSU researchers receive $3.7 million grant for autism research

WGBH Educational Foundation Grant | Photo of Fashina Alade

Fashina Aladé receives grant to study inclusivity in new PBS show 

Creating more inclusive science communication training

Building the next generation of science communicators: MSU Knight Center receives $2.8 million NSF grant for collaborative training project with Metcalf Institute

Effects of media on sleep

Concerned about sleep hygiene? A little media before bed can be as beneficial as counting sheep

Bree Holtz

Bree Holtz: Accessing Healthcare via Tech 

Ava Francesca Battocchio: Access, ecosystems and information sharing 

Jean Hardy

Jean Hardy: Finding opportunity in disparities 

Photo of Monique Turner | NCA Dale E. Brashers Distinguished Mentor Award

Monique Turner wins NCA Dale E. Brashers Distinguished Mentor Award

ComArtSci researchers present at 107th annual NCA convention

Elizabeth Dorrance Hall 2021 Leslie A. Baxter Early Career Award and photo of Elizabeth Dorrance Hall

Q&A with Elizabeth Dorrance Hall

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Strategic messaging for the planet: ComArtSci researchers hone interests in climate change communication

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month at ComArtSci

Developing More Equitable and Inclusive Remote Workspaces

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Ask the Expert: The Digital Divide That Goes Beyond Access

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Argyris and Stern receive NIH Grant to Analyze Impact of Vaccine Misinformation

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Great Lakes Residents Support Protections for Streams, Wetlands

The Shape of News: Journalism Scholar Rachel Mourão Shows How News Can Affect Perception of Protests

Named top 10 Researcher | Photo of Anastasia Kononova

Anastasia Kononova Named One of the Most Prolific Media Multitasking Researchers

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Dr. Monique Turner and Global Research Team Publish Large-Scale Study of Trust in National Leaders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Hey Siri, I’m feeling stressed: Can AI chatbots help fill the empathy gap?

Photo of Young Anna Argyris | Ask the Expert Q&A

Ask the Expert: Social Media’s Impact on Vaccine Hesitancy

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Expanding the Pool: Mobile Speech Lab Brings Research on Stuttering to Children and Families

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eMOTIONAL Cities: International Effort to Improve Urban Health Through Neuroscience Includes Work by AD+PR Faculty

Photo of Dimitar Deliyski | Research Award: CSD

Deliyski and Powell Receive 2020 Best Paper Award from Journal of Voice

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Students Present at 23rd University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum

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New Study: U.S. Faces Longer Uphill Struggle Than U.K. in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

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Stuttering Researchers Present New Work on Fluency and Communicative Disorders

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NIH 3.1 Million Grant Funds Research Identifying Risk Factors for Lifelong Stuttering

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Gaps in Broadband Access: Lagging Internet Contributes to Lagging Test Scores, Leaving Rural Students Behind

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Fear of Missing Out: Ph.D. Student Researches an Anxiety We All Share

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Weighing In: How the Calories Add Up with Media Consumption

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The Social Media Sorting Hat: How Algorithms Drive Your Exposure to News and Politics

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Is Depression Contagious? How Social Media Really Affects Your Mental Health

Research from ComArtSci

Communication Research Investigates the "Black Sheep" of the Family

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Research Makes the Case for Broadening Diverse Film Marketing