René Weber has been awarded the Sevenone Media Research Award. Sevenone Inc. is associated with two of Germany's major TV networks (SAT1, PRO7) and is responsible for the networks’ marketing activities.
Communication lecturer Debra Lieberman was awarded a research grant on "Effects of Narrative and Nurturing in a Health Video Game: A Comparative Study of Video Game Features."
Cynthia Stohl has been awarded a grant with Professor Shiv Ganesh of the University of Waikato, Hamilton New Zealand from the Royal Society of New Zealand's Marsden Fund Council.
Five students, Kasim Alimahomed, Mikaela Marlow, Rena Rudy, Chad Mahood and Mike Yao received top papers at the International Communication Association conference held in Dresden last May.