LAHORE: (Tuesday, February 25, 2024): Punjab University in collaboration with Ripah International University organized a two-day international conference on ‘Psychology, Media Studies and Social Behaviors’. On this occasion, PU Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Dr. Khalid Mahmood, University of Turin, Italy’s Professor Dr Claudio Longobardi, Dr Joaquin Vidal, Dr Sofia Maestro Coco, Chairperson Department of Communication & Media Research Dr Nosheena Saleem, Chairperson Department of Journalism Prof Dr Hannan Ahmed Mian, Head of Department Ripah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology Dr Urooj Arshad, Regional Director Ripah University Muhammad Umar Farooq, DG PEMRA Operations Lahore Ikram Barkat, faculty members, researchers, students and experts from the UK, Italy, USA, Bangladesh and other countries were present. The two-day conference featured a rich discussion on psychology, media studies and social behavior. Dr Claudio Longobardi presented a comprehensive paper on ‘Digital Literacy and the Impact of Social Media’. Ikram Barkat and Dr Joaquin Vidal shed light on the strategy of Stoic philosophy to control anger generated by the media. A total of more than 120 research papers were presented in various scientific sessions of the two-day conference, in which professors, researchers and scholars participated. The conference also held round table sessions in which senior journalists and educationists including Prof Dr Shafiq Jalandhari, Habib Akram, Waqar Chaudhry, Tanveer Shahzad, Salman Abid, Shiraz Hasnaat and Dr Hassan Zafar expressed their views. Dr Nosheena Saleem said that the conference was a significant breakthrough in the field of media science and research, which promoted academic exchange between educational institutions, researchers and experts. At the end of the conference, certificates of appreciation and shields were distributed among the participants.