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 …
Graduate Students
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 …
School of Journalism and Mass Communication alum reveals matching incentive for Graduate Student Support Fund
Two-time J-School alum Karen Walsh and her husband, Jim Berbee, made a generous matching gift to inspire donors to consider giving to our top fundraising priority: The Graduate Student Support Fund. Walsh (BA ’81, MA ’89) …
Multiple SJMC Faculty and Students Recognized for Outstanding Research at AEJMC Conference
SJMC faculty and graduate students came away with multiple recognitions for outstanding research and teaching at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Washington D.C., August 5-9. Lindsay …
SJMC Students Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen and Jeff Tischauser Awarded Mellon-Wisconsin Summer Fellowships
Ph.D. candidates Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen and Jeff Tischauser were each awarded the Mellon-Wisconsin Summer Fellowship for summer 2018. The Mellon-Wisconsin competition is administered by the Graduate School and supports dissertators in the College of Letters and Science …
SJMC Students Eunji Cho, Ornella Hills, Jinha Kim Receive Global Health Institute Graduate Student Research Awards
Three SJMC Ph.D. students were selected to receive funding through the UW-Madison Global Health Institute (GIH). Eunji Cho’s Student Research Award proposal, “Protecting Children from Junk Food Online Game: Introducing Stop-and-Take-a-Break Intervention Strategy,” was selected …
SJMC Student Ornella Hills Selected as 2018 NCHD Student Research Forum Participant
Ornella Hills, Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been selected as a 2018 Eleventh Annual National Conference on Health Disparities (NCHD) Student Research Forum participant. The NCHD will take place …
SJMC Students Recognized by the Milwaukee Press Club for Outstanding Work
On Monday, March 19, the Milwaukee Press Club announced the finalists for their 88th Annual Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism Contest, honoring an abundance of SJMC students. Each year, hundreds of collegiate and …
2018 Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Grant Awarded to SJMC’s Ornella Hills, Robyn Baragwanath, Dhavan Shah
Two graduate students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Ornella Hills and Robyn Baragwanath, and professor Dhavan Shah have been awarded a seed project grant through the Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment for their …
SJMC Research Team Releases Study on the Influence of Russian Tweets in U.S. News Media
A research team led by SJMC Ph.D. student, Josephine Lukito, and associate professor in the SJMC, Chris Wells, released their study Thursday, on how popular mainstream and partisan news outlets used Russian-backed tweets in their …