Category: Professional Notes

Rao Participates in AI Collaboratory

Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication and Digital Studies, Anand Rao, has been selected to serve on the National Communication Association’s (NCA) Collaboratory on Artificial Intelligence, a groundbreaking initiative that brings together educators, scholars, and communication professionals to address the rapidly evolving impact of AI in higher education. As part of the collaborative […]

Bonds Provides Commentary to Virginia Mercury on Data Centers

Professor of Sociology Eric Bonds provided a commentary to the Virginia Mercury titled “Data centers and Virginia’s special kind of denialism.” Bonds wrote “The reelection of Donald Trump shows the continued prevalence of climate denialism, which involves a rejection of the scientific consensus that human activity is changing the climate.” Read the article.

Johnson-Young Presents and Offers Mentorship at National Communication Conference

Associate Professor of Communication, Elizabeth Johnson-Young, presented research at the National Communication Association annual convention hosted in New Orleans, LA. Johnson-Young presented her research regarding pediatric and family communication surrounding firearm safety during a panel she organized that focused on the role of health communication scholars in this area of health and safety. While at […]

Farnsworth Lectures on 2024 Election and its Consequences

Professor of Political Science and Director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, Stephen Farnsworth, recently presented a guest online lecture, “Analyzing the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Results,” for faculty and students at Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus. The talk was one of several public talks Dr. Farnsworth delivered on the 2024 presidential […]