Month: May 2025

Huan Chen, Advertising Department chair and associate professor at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, has received a $100,000 research grant from the Honda USA Foundation for a project titled “Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Human Synergy: Crafting Safe Driving PSAs for Latino and Hispanic Teens.” Chen will collaborate with Yoon-Joo Lee, an […]

Marcia DiStaso has been named the new University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Dean of Research. In this newly combined role, she will work with both the graduate and research division to provide leadership in management, promotion and strategic planning to advance graduate education and research across […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) recently received a six-year reaccreditation from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The College was honored with a unanimous vote by the Council review team and is reaccredited until the next review in the 2030-31 academic year. UFCJC was evaluated on: […]

A new study has found that transparent communication about data privacy can significantly reduce the feeling of intrusiveness, particularly for users who have a lower trust in algorithms. The research was conducted by Yuan Sun, assistant professor of advertising at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications; Jason Freeman, assistant professor at Brigham […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumna Serra Sowers has placed 18th in the inaugural 2024-25 Hearst Journalism Awards Journalism Podcast Competition. The contest received 54 entries from 32 schools. Sowers entry, “The Point Podcast: Communism in the Classroom” published on wuft.org on April 23, 2024, features an interview with Melissa Erickson, […]

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology senior lecturer, is one of four panelists for the Arab Film & Media Institute (AFMI) “Women Leading Change Through Storytelling” session at the 78th Cannes Film Festival American Pavillion in Cannes, France on May 18. Zawahry is one of […]

Kun Xu, director of the Media Effects and Technology Lab (METL) and UFCJC Research Lab and University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production Management and Technology (MPMT) associate professor in emerging technologies, has been named the recipient of the 2024-2025 Temple University Klein College of Media and Communication Klein-Carnell Rising Scholar […]

You’re invited to explore professional careers in Florida’s #1 industry with our Career Trek to Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Rosen Hotels and Resorts in Orlando on June 5! Join this Career Trek for the chance to tour the Marriott Vacations Worldwide HQ and Rosen Hotels and Resorts at Shingle Creek while learning more about both companies. […]

Sophia Abolfathi, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology senior, placed third in the 2024-25 Hearst Journalism Awards Explanatory Reporting – Individual/Team competition. The winners were selected from 93 entries submitted by 58 schools in the final writing competition of the year. Her entry, “The Atlantic Sojourner: An […]

The Journalism Department will meet at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2025 with the Search Committee for the Knight Chair in Journalism and Technology to review the candidates.  Meeting is Zoom only. https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99822057145?pwd=ceqWW4t70n75lixv6syY8FSGpCXCpT.1

The search committee for a Spanish News INC faculty member will meet Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. via Zoom. https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99984455651?pwd=2uG5HWFlaD03bV9eO1bYoDjmZeJblq.1 Agenda: Evaluate applicants

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists and alumni, WUFT News, Fresh Take Florida, The Independent Florida Alligator and Atrium Magazine were honored in the Region 3 2024 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards competition. The awards recognize the best collegiate journalism in 2024 in Region 3 […]