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The search committee for two advertising faculty positions will conduct Zoom interviews the week of October 31. Below are the dates, times, and Zoom links for the interviews.   Zoom Interview Schedule Monday, Oct. 31 https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95837020595 9:00-9:30 – Nicholas Eng 9:30-10:00 – Chen (Crystal) Chen Tuesday, Nov. 1 https://ufl.zoom.us/j/97835720628 10:00-10:30 – Yang Yang…

Considering your plans after graduation? We would like you to learn about multiple ways to pursue a year of service. What does service post-graduation look like? Have you ever wanted to serve in a Non-Profit organization? How do you know what is right for you? Our post-graduate career chat will…

Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP) fellows are provided with a full-time, paid summer internship from June to August coupled with an immersive experience with 4A’s Foundation partners, MAIP Coaches, and alumni. The goal is to provide fellows with the space and opportunity to build the foundation for their budding careers…

A message from Dean Brown: I am very saddened to announce that the CJC family has lost a special student and an extraordinary human being. Doctoral student Rakeem Robinson passed away yesterday from natural causes at the age of 27. He struggled with some health issues and survived a horrific…

Celeste Wagner, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, and Jim Woo Kim, assistant professor at Kookmin University School of Communication in South Korea, are the authors of “In Support of the Supreme Court, Partisanship Trumps Concern Around Gender Equality” published in The London School of…

A new study has found that two proprietary machine-learning models from Amazon and Google performed better than traditional supervised machine-learning algorithms to understand the inherent meaning of consumer conversations. The findings by Yang Feng, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising associate professor in artificial intelligence for the…

By Lila Greenberg, B.S. Telecommunication 2022 The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information hosted its inaugural Brechner Speaker Series event featuring award-winning investigative journalist Jason Leopold. In collaboration with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the UF College of Journalism and Communication, the Brechner Center invited Leopold to…

Kim Walsh-Childers, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor, is quoted in “Florida Surgeon General Touts Book on Show That Backs QAnon Conspiracy Theory” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Oct. 21. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo recently appeared on the X22 Report, a far-right podcast…

Sponsor: National Science Foundation Funding Opportunity Title: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Key words: STEM communication and media, equity, diversity, lifelong learning, community outreach Link to RFP:  https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22626/nsf22626.pdf Deadline: 01/11/2023 Funding available: Approximately $28,382,000 to $41,000,000 will be made available in FY 2023 to support between an estimated 48 to 77…

Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is coming to the University of Florida on Saturday, November 5th at 7:00PM to speak on campus! The Network of Enlightened Women at Florida is proud to present: The Search for Truth with Kayleigh McEnany. During this event, students will have the opportunity to hear from the former…

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor, and a team of researchers are the recipients of 2022 Public Relations Society (PRSA) Educators Academy Summit Top Faculty Paper Award. Men, Alvin Zhou, UFCJC doctoral student Jie Jin, and Patrick Thelen, Ph.D. 2019, are…

Pat Ford, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professional-in-residence, is quoted in “1st Corporate Character Barometer Shows Gap Between Corporate Readiness and Stakeholder Expectations” published in PR Daily on Oct. 19. The article focuses on the results of a corporate communicators survey measuring the willingness and…