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Faculty Research: Those with minority views may change actions to follow majority by Jeff Grabmeier for Ohio State News
People who have a minority viewpoint on a controversial topic are more likely to “self-silence” themselves in conversation – and that may lead them to behave against their own beliefs, a new study found.
This news article was originally published by Ohio State News and written by Emily Caldwell.
A chat may help convert a peer to a pro-sustainability stanceStudy examines conversation as a vehicle for social influence
Faculty member Nicole Sintov is quoted in a March 18 National Geographic article “Trash talk: How waste audits can empower kids to protect the planet.”
The article discusses engaging kids in trash audits to address and reduce household waste and provides options to conduct an audit or trash inventory.
Faculty member Nicole Sintov’s research published in Nature Energy is featured in the Ohio State News release,
Your characterization of the thermostat war going on in your house is likely to depend at least in part on whether you’re a man or a woman, new research suggests.
The study has taken an initial glimpse at these skirmishes in a sample of Ohio homes, offering the first known data on joint consumer decision-making around household temperature settings and potential effects of those actions on energy use.
Nicole Sintov, assistant professor assistant professor of behavior, decision making and sustainability in the School of Environment and Natural Resources received the Office of Student Academic Success—Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry 2019 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award at a luncheon at the Faculty Club on April 24.
Ohio State News features new research by School of Environment and Natural Resources faculty member Nicole Sintov and post-doctoral researcher Lee White on utility customers and their decisions to continue to participate in energy-conservation plans. The research published this month in the journal
This news release originally appeared on the website of The Ohio State University and was written by Misti Crane.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Composting food scraps can prompt people to make other earth-friendly choices, new research has found.
A Times Higher Education article features new School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) faculty member, Nicole Sintov. The article highlights the complexity early and mid-career scientists may face in conducting interdisciplinary research and recently published in the journal, Energy Policy.