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Want to be a Hunter Intern? Are you a rising senior in college looking for an incredible, paid summer internship? Our interns are placed on teams across the business and specialty departments of the agency, including Food + CPG, Health + Wellness, Beauty + Personal Care, Retail, Wine + Culinary,…

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students who participated in the College’s 2022 Berlin Study Abroad program, placed first and second in the University of Florida International Center’s annual Global Culture Photo contest, study abroad category. Journalism junior Alan Halaly placed first for “Sitting on History,”…

Rural adults experience disparities in colorectal cancer screening, a trend even more distinct among rural Black adults. Healthcare disruptions caused by COVID-19 exacerbated inequities, heightening attention on virtual communication strategies to increase screening. Yet little is known about how rural adults perceive virtual human clinicians (VHC). New research from the…

You can read the full profiles of each new faculty member here. Christine Bucan Public Relations lecturer I have extensive PR experience (age has a lot to do with it) in everything from consumer marketing to healthcare, travel and transportation. Most recently, I led the PR and social media divisions…

Janice Krieger, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communication Center, will serve as principal investigator on a $3.5 million U01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to use virtual human technology to increase racial and ethnic minority representation in cancer clinical trials. The…

To honor National First-Generation Student Day on Nov. 8, we would like to gather all CJC first-gen students for a photo session at 10:30 a.m. in the Weimer atrium.  Green is the color of the day! I hope you can join us.  

UF STUDENT WORKSHOP –Open to all majors Printing Impressions Saturday, November 19, 11 AM – 4 PM UF Students are invited to participate in an extended examination of Florida flora and fauna on view in Florida Impressions in this free workshop. Students will engage in a gallery tour with a…

Natalie Asorey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Lecturer and Associate Director for Student Engagement at The Agency, and Mark Rottensteiner, Associate Director/Client Services and Operations at The Agency, will speak at the 2022 Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference on Nov.…

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and coordinator of the online master’s program with a specialization in social media, is quoted in “Slumping Digital Advertising Hurting Social Media, Tech Platforms’ Bottom Lines” posted on thenationaldesk.com on Oct. 27. The story…

By Serra Sowers, Journalism and Sustainability Studies 2024 I have never been more grateful for functioning stoplights and clean, running water. Three days after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28, 2022, I headed down to southwest Florida with a team of fellow WUFT News reporters to cover…

Huan Chen, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor, has been named interim chair of the Advertising Department effective Nov. 1. Chen succeeds Robyn Goodman who was named UFCJC Associate Dean for Graduate Studies. Huan joined the UFCJC faculty in 2015 after four years at…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the author of a chapter in the book “Gendered Defenders: Marvel’s Heroines in Transmedia Spaces” published by The Ohio State University Press in October 2022. Grant’s chapter, “Don’t Scare Me Like That, Colonizer!” focuses on “Black Panther’s”…