Benjamin Johnson Visits University of Dubrovnik for Faculty Exchange Program

Monday May 13, 2024

Benjamin Johnson, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate professor and interim director of the STEM Translational Communication Center, visited …

Using a Cooperative Game to Reduce Prejudice Against Refugees

Thursday September 15, 2022

Interacting with members of other groups can promote understanding and reduce prejudice under the right conditions, but intergroup contact with refugees can be difficult to foster and maintain. Researchers wanted to investigate whether intergroup contact with a “virtual refugee” can effectively reduce this divide and foster closeness and empathy toward refugees.

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Examining Social Partnership Communication During a Global Health Crisis

Friday September 2, 2022

In response to the extensive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, collaborative efforts from multi-sector organizations emerged to help communities cope during these challenging times. Researchers s wanted to better understand how organizations from both the public and private sectors communicated these social partnerships on social media.

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Jack Barry Helps Startup Companies in Tunisia Create Social Value

Thursday August 18, 2022

Barry conducted trainings on how to effectively add a social value component to entrepreneurial business projects, and how to best market that social value to more interested audiences.   

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Sylvia Chan-Olmsted and International Research Partners Will Develop a Model to Evaluate Media Environments

Friday May 20, 2022

Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology professor and Media Consumer Research director, will be part of a …

Roxane Coche Receives BEA Research Grant for 1924 Paris Summer Olympics Study

Friday May 6, 2022

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) associate chair and assistant professor, was one of four researchers …

Roxane Coche Receives Research Grant to Evaluate the Legacy of the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics

Wednesday April 20, 2022

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) associate chair and assistant professor, has received a 3,000€ …

Voices of the Unsung: The Role of Social Presence and Interactivity in Building Empathy in 360 Video

Thursday October 21, 2021

Virtual reality and 360-degree video have come to be known as “empathy machines,” due to their ability to afford the viewer the perspective of another. A team of CJC researchers wanted to understand better the tie between immersive storytelling and psychological responses.

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