New app in development aims to stop opioid relapses before they happen Researchers at the University of Wisconsin—Madison have received a $3.42 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a mobile …
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Professor Sue Robinson Wins the 2019 Tankard Book Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Professor Sue Robinson will receive the 2019 Tankard Book Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication at its August meeting in Toronto. The award is given to work that breaks new …
SJMC Team Receives Funding to Study Civic Renewal
Researchers in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received $1 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to establish the Center for Communication and Civic …
Professor Sue Robinson Wins 2019 Public Engagement Award from the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association
Professor Sue Robinson won the 2019 Public Engagement Award from the Journalism Studies Division of the International Communication Association. Robinson was recognized for embodying the spirit of this award, from the publication of her new public-facing …
Professor Young Mie Kim and SJMC Graduate Student Co-Authors Win Kaid-Sanders Award for Best Political Communication Article of the Year
Young Mie Kim and her co-authors, which included SJMC graduate students, won the Kaid-Sanders Award for the best article of the year on political communication from the Political Communication Division of the International Communication Association. The article is titled, “The …
Civic Culture and Contentious Politics Research Group to be Featured at International Conference
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Civic Culture and Contentious Politics research group’s studies of how the contemporary communication ecology affects contentious politics is being featured at the 69th International Communication Association Conference in Washington, D.C. from May …
SJMC Research Team Answers, “What Makes Wisconsin Swing?”
What makes Wisconsin a swing state, and what causes some voters to split their ballots, voting for some Republicans and some Democrats? Mike Wagner, Jiyoun Suk, and other members of the Communication and Civic Renewal …
SJMC Faculty and Students Reveal Wisconsin Wants Nonpartisan Redistricting
As a collaborative group of SJMC faculty and graduate students wrote, “Legislative redistricting is one of the most important — and most contentious — issues in Wisconsin. Voters and democratic theorists alike are uncomfortable with the idea …
Professor Katy Culver Named a 2018 Notable Educator by Crain NewsPro
Professor Katy Culver was named a 2018 “Notable Educator” by Crain NewsPro, an influential and nationally distributed industry publication. Prof. Culver was recognized for her dedication to providing life-changing learning experiences for students that are …
Assistant Professor Lindsay Palmer Named 2019 Emerging Scholar
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) named SJMC Assistant Professor Lindsay Palmer a 2019 Emerging Scholar. This national honor recognizes Palmer’s most recently published book, Becoming the Story: War Correspondents Since …