Carla Fisher Co-Authors Article on Patient Perceptions of Diagnoses Severity

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Carla Fisher, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, is the co-author of “Exploring Patient Perspectives of Prediabetes and Diabetes Severity: A Qualitative Study” published in Psychology and Health on April 23. The article, by Fisher and co-authors Dean Seehusen and Military Primary Care Research Network researchers Heather Rider, Angela […]

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Andrew Selepak Comments on Social Media and the Attacks in Sri Lanka

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Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications director of the online Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was featured in “If Social Media Companies Don’t Regulate Themselves, There Will Be Government Overreach” broadcast on CNBC on April 22. Selepak joined CNBC’s “Power Lunch” team to talk about how Sri Lanka […]

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Carma Bylund and Carla Fisher Receive Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Grant

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Carma Bylund, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations associate professor, and Carla Fisher, Advertising associate professor, have received a grant for $323,000 from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for “Improving Family and Healthcare Communication for Caregivers of Parents with Blood Cancer.” They will be conducting a nationwide survey of caregivers […]

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University of Florida Announces $25,000 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability

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The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced the creation of The Collier Prize for State Government Accountability, a prize that will be awarded annually at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner starting in 2020. The $25,000 prize, one of the largest journalism prizes in the nation, is designed to […]

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Mira Lowe Named UFCJC Assistant Dean for Student Experiences

Mira Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Innovation News Center (INC) director, has been promoted to the new position of Assistant Dean for Student Experiences. She will continue in her role as INC Director. In her expanded role, Lowe will be a team leader and facilitator for all administrators who oversee the college’s […]

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Tom Kelleher

Tom Kelleher Named CJC Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced that Advertising Department Professor and Chair Tom Kelleher has been named Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. He succeeds Advertising Professor Debbie Treise who will step down from the position this fall after 16 years. As associate dean, Kelleher will be leading one of […]

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Journalism Professor Sandra Chance is Retiring from CJC

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University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism (UFCJC) announced today that Professor and alumna Sandra Chance will retire after 26 years at the College. Chance has taught media law at the College since 1993 and, for 18 years, served as executive director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, which she helped […]

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Roxane Coche Receives Rising Star Award from the UF Office of Teaching Excellence

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Sports Media assistant professor, is the recipient of a University of Florida Office of Teaching Excellence Rising Star Award. The Rising Star Awards recognize faculty for their commitment to ongoing educational improvements and excellence. Rising Star faculty participate in professional development of teaching activities through […]

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CJC Alum-Directed Program Wins a 2019 Peabody Award

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The Peabody Awards on April 18 announced that “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” directed by CJC alumnus Richard Preuss, B.S. Telecommunication 1996, will receive a 2019 Peabody Award in the Entertainment category.. According to a LinkedIn post by Preuss, an Emmy Award-winning live television director based in Los Angeles, “the level of collaboration between news, […]

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Jay Hmielowski

Jay Hmielowski Joins CJC as a Public Relations Assistant Professor

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Jay Hmielowski will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UF CJC) this fall as assistant professor in the Public Relations Department. He will be teaching public relations research. Hmielowski is currently an associate professor in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University (WSU). Prior to his time […]

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Austin Vining

CJC Graduate Research Fellow Authors Law Journal Article

Austin Vining, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Graduate Research Fellow and doctoral student, is the author of “No Means No: An Argument for the Expansion of Rape Shield Laws to Cases of Nonconsensual Pornography” published in William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, Volume […]

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Wunderman Thompson’s Helen Lansdowne Resor (HLR) Scholarship

CALLING ALL CREATIVE WOMEN: DO YOU WANT TO WORK IN ADVERTISING? Wunderman Thompson calls for applications by June 3rd , 2019. Wunderman Thompson’s Helen Lansdowne Resor (HLR) Scholarship awards five individual scholarships for up to $10,000; an internship at a Wunderman Thompson office in her respective region; a WT mentor and “first-look” placement consideration upon graduation.  No advertising […]

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