Month: May 2026

Last summer, while sitting in my cubicle at NBA Headquarters, I found myself scrolling through Instagram during breaks between meetings. That’s when I came across a post by @sportscjc announcing a study abroad program in Paris, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the NBA during the Paris International Games between the Pacers and the […]

When Miami native and Journalism junior Alexis Vivanco learned he had been accepted into the University of Florida, he knew right away he couldn’t pass up the opportunity. “I wanted to come to UF because of its perfect blend of affordability and prestige,” he explained. “And of course I wanted to attend the best J-school […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior Lee Ann Anderson and Kai Johnsen, B.S. Journalism 2025, received third place, and Matthew Cuppelli, B.S. Journalism 2025, placed fourth in the 2025-26 Hearst Journalism Awards Team/Individual Investigative Reporting competition. The winners were selected from 71 entries from 47 schools submitted in the final writing […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Dean Hub Brown was named the 2025 Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year. The award, presented in partnership with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), recognizes outstanding administrators in journalism education. Brown joined UFCJC in 2021 and established himself as a leading […]

Harrison Hove, associate instructional professor and chair of the Department of Journalism in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), was named a finalist for the prestigious 2025 Scripps Howard Teacher of the Year award. A 2005 UFCJC Telecommunication graduate, Hove returned to the College in 2017 and has since served as […]

A new study highlights the possibilities of leveraging user behaviors in virtual reality (VR) to understand the psychological and social processes underlying collaborations and demonstrate how VR can be used to investigate collaborative interactions. The findings were featured in “Synchrony and Task Engagement in Virtual Reality: Temporal Dynamics, Predictors, and Psychological Outcomes of Collaborative Behaviors” […]

Research Opportunities from May 1, 2026.

Grandstand – the new student-produced sports magazine from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications – is the topic on WUFT-FM’s “Tell Me About It” on May 3, 2025. Faculty advisor Ryan Hunt and editors Liana Handler and Noah White talk about the genesis of the new magazine.