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Volinsky Wins 2017 Graduate Teaching Prize

Nominated by undergraduates, Volinsky was described as helpful, knowledgeable, available, supportive, compassionate, and kind.

Austin Lecture 2017: Social Workers Need to Understand Impact of Cyber-interaction on Adolescents

The future of social work embraces technology and uses it as a tool to better engage with and understand young clients.

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

David Dutwin (Ph.D. ‘02) Elected AAPOR Vice President/President Elect

Dutwin is Executive Vice President and Chief Methodologist of SSRS, a survey and market research firm.

• Political Communication

Counteracting the Influence of Adolescent Peer Smoking on YouTube

A new study suggests showing a corrective message that describes the severity and scope of smoking risks.

• Health Communication

Annenberg Hosts Annual Graduate Student Symposium

Each year, doctoral students present original research for feedback from faculty and peers.

Pearl Publishes New Book Face/On

Pearl uses a study of face transplants to explore why faces are so important to us.

• Culture & Media

Communication Major Tyler Burke Creates Documentary on Jewish Matchmaking

Burke's film explores both matchmakers and their modern online replacements in the world of Jewish dating.

• Culture & Media

Forbush Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Forbush will receive three years of funding to conduct individual research.

• Technology & Society

Doctoral Student John Vilanova Explores Racism in the Music Industry

Vilanova aims to unpack how anti-black racism impacts the ways we buy, sell, write, and hear music.

• Culture & Media

NPR Television Critic Eric Deggans Lectures on Race and the Media at Annenberg

Deggans discussed social media’s impact on news dissemination and the types of racism evident in media reporting.

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• Media Institutions