On this edition of The Research Report, Associate Professor Angela Zombek of the History Department at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington talks with host Professor David W. Bulla about her Civil War research. She is In Augusta to give the Hazel DIcken-Garcia Distinguished Lecture at the Sachsman Symposium on the Nineteenth Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression, which is being held at Augusta University on NOv. 13-15, 2025. Zombek talks about her books Extraordinary Crisis during the American Civil War, from Kent State University Press, published in 2018, and Stronghold of the Union: Key West Under Martial Law, from the University Press of Florida. The comments and opinions of the guest and host are purely their own, and not those of Augusta University. This podcast is produced by Jasmine Garcia. The Research Report comes from the Department of Communication at Augusta University. It is recorded in the TVC Lab on the Summerville Campus of Augusta University.

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On this edition of The Research Report, Lincoln scholars Orville Vernon Burton of Clemson University and Greg Borchard of UNLV talk about research on Abraham Lincoln. Burton is the author of The Age of Lincoln, and Borchard is the author of Lincoln Mediated and Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley. They discuss with host David Bulla what upcoming Lincoln research they are working on--and what is still needed in Lincoln studies. Burton and Borchard were in Augusta as participants in the 32nd annual Sachsman Symposium on the 19th Century Press. The comments and opinions of the guests and host are purely their own, and not necessarily the views of Augusta University. This podcast is produced by Jaxon Garner, and Jasmine Garcia is the director of the TVC Lab on the Summerville Campus of AU. The Research Report will soon have another episode with researchers at the Sachsman Symposium on the 19th Century Press. Have a good day.

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On this edition of The Research Report, Dr. Joel O. Iverson, communication professor at the University of Montana, discusses risk and crisis communication as it pertains to wildfires. Iverson works with U.S. Forest Service on communication strategies as community fire destruction has become a major national (and international) crisis, as witnessed this past summer with the fire in the town of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii, or the 2018 fire in Paradise, California. The Research Report is produced by the Department of Communication at Augusta University. Dr. David Bulla is the host and producer. The audio engineer is Jasmine Garcia. The podcast is recorded in the TVC Lab in University Hall on the Summerville Campus of AU. The opinions are those of the guest and the host, not those of Augusta University.

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Professor Emeritus of History Hubert van Tuyll and Professor of Political Science Craig Albert join David Bulla for a discussion on the war in Ukraine. Van Tuyll and Albert provide a historical, political and military analysis of the conflict. Ethan Balducci is the producer. The Research Report podcast is produced at the TVC Lab at Augusta University. The opinions are those of the panelists and host, not AU. The Research Report is produced by the Department of Communication at AU. Jasmine Garcia is the TVC Lab coordinator.

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