Month: September 2020

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the co-author of “Running the Full-Court Press: How College Athletic Departments Unlawfully Restrict Athletes’ Rights to Speak to the News Media” published in Nebraska Law Review, Volume 99, Issue 1, 2020. In the article, LoMonte and Virginia […]

The MADE Internship Program Application for Summer 2021 is Now Open! Launched in 2018, the MADE (Marketing & Advertising Education) Program has placed over 100 undergraduate juniors and seniors in paid summer internships at top ad agencies, media companies and marketers such as Ogilvy, McCann, Mastercard, IBM, NBCUniversal, Sephora, ViacomCBS, Bank of America, Deutsch and […]

A Gator fan born in Bulldog territory, Gwendolyn R. von Rahn, B.S. Journalism 2011, converted her passion and drive into an award-winning creative force in her dream location: New York City. Rahn knew she was meant to write, to be a Florida Gator, and to move to New York after graduating. She had to get […]

University of Florida STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC) post-doctoral associate Melissa Vilaro and STEM Center Director Janice Krieger  are the co-authors of “Tailoring Virtual Human-Delivered Interventions: A Digital Intervention Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening for Black Women” published in the Journal of Psychological, Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Cancer on Sept. 6. Vilaro, Krieger, former STCC […]

By Stephanie Cornwell, B.S. Journalism 2020 A Gator fan born in Bulldog territory, Gwendolyn Rahn, B.S. Journalism 2011, converted her passion and drive into an award-winning creative force in her dream location: New York City. Rahn knew she was meant to write, to be a Florida Gator, and to move to New York after graduating. […]

University of Florida STEM Translational Communication Center Director Janice Krieger and a team of researchers have been awarded a $152,492 supplement to the $3.04 million  grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is testing the efficacy of using virtual technology to increase colorectal cancer screening among rural and minority patients. The original, five-year […]

Minority populations, particularly Black men, have a greater incidence, prevalence, and mortality rate from prostate cancer than other groups. Because of this, communicating pertinent medical information and disseminating materials specific to Black men is critical to combat this trend. University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Kim Walsh-Childers, STEM Translational Communication Center Director Janice Krieger, […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication lecturer and coordinator of the online Master’s program with a specialization in social media, was quoted in a L’Express article about One America News Network (OAN) and its extreme loyalty to President Trump. It was published on the French news website on Sept. 9. […]

This annual event is held prior to the Fall Career Fairs, and is open for all UF students, faculty and staff.  JCPenney offers 30% off of career apparel for men and women to make looking your professional best affordable.  Enjoy the sale!

Social media has played an important role in mobilizing collective social actions around the world. Occupy Wall Street, #BlackLivesMatter, and #MeToo are just a few examples of movements for social change that gained speed via social media channels. Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication associate professor, and Carlin Littles, B.S. Telecommunication 2015, from […]

Cynthia Barnett, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and Bob Graham Center for Public Service Environmental Journalist-in-Residence, has been selected as a 2020 Florida Climate Institute (FCI) Distinguished Faculty member. Barnett was recognized for her outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary climate research, collaboration with colleagues across UF’s 16 colleges, extension and education programs, as […]

Carma Bylund, Public Relations associate professor at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and associate professor in the Division of Hematology & Oncology at the UF College of Medicine, is the co-author of “International Barriers to Parent-Child Communication About Sexual and Reproductive Health Topics: A Qualitative Systemic Review” published in the Journal […]