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September 17, 2021Public Health Messaging during Coronavirus Pandemic
Health communication researchers weigh in on why health messaging – and how to communicate effectively – has never been more important. Tragic news of a Texas A&M student's death from COVID-19 complications prompted a campus protest calling for administrators to increase safety measures including more online learning options.
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May 27, 2021Graduate students create a safe place for scholars to share lived realities
Department of Communication graduate students planned the 2021 Communicating Diversity Student Conference where undergraduate and graduate student scholars from Hawaii to Texas to Massachusetts presented their work on collective healing, the theme for this year’s conference.
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May 14, 2021Introducing Code^Shift, a data science collaboratory for social justice initiative
Srividya Ramasubramanian, a Presidential Impact Fellow and Professor of Communication, is director of the initiative by Texas A&M University faculty to create a research lab using data science for social justice to combat bias.
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Honoring accolades and accomplishments of the Department of Communication faculty
By Allison Brock As the Spring 2021 semester comes to a close, faculty in the Department of Communication were asked to share notable publications, honors and awards from academic year 2020-21. In Publishing Sandra Braman, Ph.D. Published in 2020 by MIT Press, “The irony of Internet governance research: Metagovernance as context” as a book chapter […]
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April 8, 2021Unique opportunities, customized paths attract students to communication degrees
As decision week for accepted freshman and prospective graduate students approaches, undergraduate and graduate students and faculty weighed in on the advantages of choosing COMM degrees at Texas A&M.
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March 22, 2021Renewing DEI commitments in the wake of anti-Asian mass shooting
We need action; and as a community of communication scholars and students, we are uniquely equipped to aid in the broader struggles toward racial justice. #FightRacism, #StopAAPIHate, #StopAsianHate
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Action-based initiatives for diversity, equity and inclusion
Save these dates in March and May when three anti-racism programs created by Department of Communication faculty will offer hands-on learning through research innovation.
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January 9, 2021Beyond Photojournalism
As a lecturer in the COMM department, Tom Burton brings his newsroom career into the classroom to prepare the newest generation of multimedia journalists.
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November 24, 2020COMM students tackle Covid-19 Misinformation with Facts
As the defining event of 2020, the pandemic has generated countless news articles and health prevention messages, including misinformation. The students in COMM 460 and 305 tackled ‘fake news’ and effective prevention facts about COVID-19.
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October 26, 2020Honors Students Take on Podcasting and Kamala Harris
Tasha Dubriwny challenged her COMM Honors students to create podcasts around current issues in women’s rhetoric and electoral politics. 'Women's Rhetoric: Election 2020' is now live.