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2023 Spartan Agora

The Spartan Agora: Class Competition Seeks to Fund the Next Great Student Idea

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Art, advertising, game design and strategic communication: Four faculty members publish new books

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Freedman Intersects Science, Policy, and Communication in New Book, “Communicating Endangered Species”

I Can’t Breathe: Doc Lab Film Screening Showcases Media That Matters

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ComArtSci Professor Igniting Creativity with New Video Series

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On the Banks of the Red Cedar

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Promoting Meaningful Play: Empathic Games Showcased in Science Gallery Exhibit

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Communication Scholar Observes the Effect of COVID-19 on Interpersonal Relationships

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Takahashi Taps his Love of Poetry to Build a Community Celebrating the Spoken Word

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Survivors Reflect Strength and Individuality in MSU Union Exhibit

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Training the Storytellers of Tomorrow

Faculty painting by Ross Chowles

Professor Ross Chowles Paints Faculty in a New Light

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Spartans Don't Just Play the Game, They Create It

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MSU Alumni Wins First Place in Undergraduate Research for Work in Digital Media

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Student Wins National Award with Bold Twist on Traditional Brand

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College Drinking Intervention Strategies Need a Refresh

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From Repairing Cleft Lip to Restoring Voice: LaPine Leads Distinguished Career in the Classroom and the Field

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A Privacy Catch-22: The Dilemma at the Intersection of Value and Data

Dar Meshi

Researcher Finds Connection Between Excessive Social Media Use and Risky Decision-Making

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Measuring the Value of Facebook: Users Would Need to Be Paid More than $1,000 to Walk Away

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Guided Meditation Explores the Feeling of Meaningful Play

Mass shooter

Understanding Bias: How Ethnicity, Mental Health and Attractiveness Impact Mass Shooting News

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WKAR and MSU Team Up with Lansing Schools to Study Literacy, Math and Tablet-Based Learning

Veterans Day

Vietnam Veterans’ Portraits Honor Stories of Service

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More Than a Habit: Understanding the Mystery of Stuttering

Poll Reveals Environment Concerns, Division on Politics in Michigan

Student reading “100 Questions and Answers About Police Officers" guidebook.

Students Join Forces with Police to Bust Bias

Research from ComArtSci

Communication Research Investigates the "Black Sheep" of the Family

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Using Neuroimaging to Find Out What Makes a Good Story

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Researchers Shine Light on Mixed Reality with JARVIS

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Researchers Review Serious Gaming to Help Children with Chronic Illness

Donald Shell at Mid-SURE 2018

Undergrad Donald Shell Presents Research at Mid-SURE 2018

Crandie's cast

Theatre2Film Program Cultivates Success with New Feature Film

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Bridging the Digital Divide for HIV/AIDS Patients

Communication Arts and Sciences Building

Undergraduates Publish Research on Parenting Style and Language

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Regulating Facebook Won't Prevent Data Breaches

ComArtSci Talks: Persuasive Effects of Social Media

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Student Illustrations Help Spark Conversation Around Bystander Intervention

Dustin Carnahan wearing olive green sweater and standing next to bookcase.

Can the Effects of Fake News be Reversed by Affirming the Self?

Bianca Reisdorf

Studying Prison Populations: The Under-Connected Members of Our Connected World

Assistant Professor Dar Meshi smiles for the camera.

Dar Meshi Discovers Neuroscience Underlying Social Media Use

Media and Information Assistant Professor Joshua Introne.

Flint Eats: App Makes Healthy Food Easier to Find in Flint

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Accounting for Social System Dynamics Makes Your Dollar Go the Distance When it Comes to Conservation

How Social Networks Affect Our Brains

Quello Center researchers

MSU Quello Center Examines Detroit's Digital Divide, Dispels Myths

Saleem Alhabash, assistant professor in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations.

MAP Lab Home to Award-Winning Research

J. Scott Yaruss in stuttering therapy with a patient.

Reducing the Stigma of Stuttering Through Research

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The Connection Between Political Advertising and News

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Trends Behind Social Engagement & Collaboration

ComArtSci Talks: Social Media & Political Participation

Screen capture of the thunderbird in LaPensee's game.

Raising Awareness for Indigenous Issues

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How Older Adults Deal with a Digital Divide

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Dearing Ranked in the Top 10 for Dissemination & Implementation Science

Professor Amanda Holmstrom standing in front of bookcase

Professor Amanda Holmstrom Ranked in the Top 1% of Individuals Publishing in Communication Journals

Three students stand with Michael Jordan with their snow removal prototypes.

Snow More: Students Use Creativity to Solve One Man's Winter Woe

Participant chooses a carrot from the tray of snacks in Kononova's multitasking experiment.

How Media Multitasking Affects Snacking Behavior

MSU Superfund Research Program Community Engagement

Federally Funded Team Expands Program of Research

Associate professor Emilee Rader smiling in front of her desktop computer.

The Effects of Algorithms on Internet Behaviors

Lindsay Hahn

Ph.D. Candidate Researches Media’s Effects on Children

ComArtSci and WKAR Pioneer Tablet-Based Research Project

Screenshot of Victory for MSU: A 120-Year History of Spartan Men's Basketball.

Advertising Class Designs Spartan Basketball History Book

Noushin Mahmood

This Media and Information Student is Determined to Help Women Join STEM Fields

IndieCade(Featured)

The Creative Collaboration Behind Plunder Panic

Chloe Kiple and Lizzy Lafave

Journalism Seniors Showcase Documentary About Flint Water Crisis

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Introducing Prndl: The Student Created App That Will Change the Way You Park

Jordan Noble in front of her displayed work at ArtPrize.

Underwear Goes to ArtPrize

Five Countries, Five Outstanding Ad Campaigns

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Science Communicators Must Consider Short-Term Objectives While Keeping Their Eyes on the Prize

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Using Communication to Reduce Food Waste

Student stands in front of the Capital building.

Student Documentary Brings Awareness to the Line 5 Oil Pipeline Conflict

Russell Banks administers a scope in a patient's throat.

Diagnosing Concussions: Where Medical Scans Fall Short, Voice Research Prevails

Students presenting at MidSURE 2017

Students Present Research at MidSURE 2017

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Breaking the Digital Divide: Improving the Lives of Older Adults with Technology

John Besley

Public Skeptical of Research if Tied to a Company

Virtual Reality Systems

New Center Puts MSU on the Vanguard of Virtual Reality Systems

Students celebrate the debut of their 2017 Theater2Film

Students Debut Feature Film at Traverse City Film Festival

A man on a tablet and a woman on her laptop sit together on a couch.

Researcher Tracking the Viral Growth of False Stories Online

Researchers Use Mobile Game "Chicken Scream" to Study Vocal Health

Joanne Gerstner

Sports Journalist in Residence Wins Clarion Award

Syed Ali Hussain

Studying the Effects of Nostalgia on Health Communication

Mike Castellucci using his iPhone to tell stories

Using iPhones to Teach High-Quality Broadcast Reporting

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Study Launched on News Consumption Trends

Benavides' creative advertising campaign for Ugly Stik

Advertising Grad Wins a National Silver ADDY

Latin Music USA - The Chicano Wave

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Serious Games: Counterintuitively Delightful

Beer advertising poster with the slogan, “When work needs doing, leave it to the ladies. And keep a cold one waiting.” Poster features women lumberjacks carrying a log.

Advertising + PR Students Win a National Gold ADDY

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The Impact of Binge-Watching on Your Health

Kami Silk

New Grants to Fund Environment and Breast Cancer Projects

Ralf Schmaelzle, assistant professor of communication, poses on Tuesday April 14, 2017.

The Link Between Brain Activity and Social Networks

William Dutton standing next to the Quello Center library.

Fake News and Filters Aren't Fooling Internet Users

Motion Capture Lab

Winning poster in the MLK poster competition

2017 MLK Poster Competition Final Results

Rachel Mourao

Teaching Students How to Spot Fake News

Media and Information student filming the rodeo.

Live from Spartan Stampede: ComArtSci Students Take the Lead

Creating a Game and Skating With It

Social media apps on display on smartphone.

What's Your Social Media Strategy?

Screenshot of the RelaxU app

Meditate to Change Your State: MI Professor Publishes RelaxU App

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The Role Social Media Communicators Play in Organizations

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Communication Professors Collaborate on Healthcare Research with MHA Keystone Center

Consumer deciding between two difference colors of flowers.

Interdisciplinary Team Led by ComArtSci Receives USDA Grant to Study Retail Purchase Decisions

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ComArtSci Professor Aims to Improve Family Wellness with NSF Grant

Front page of the Ann Arbor newspaper dated August 19, 1975. Headline is, "Hospital Deaths Being Investigated."

That Strange Summer

Professor School of Journalism Rachel Mourao

Journalism Scholars Turn to Social Media to Answer Research Questions

indian women behind movie camera shooting a scene.

Beyond Bollywood Music Video Goes Global

Jingbo Meng, an assistant professor of Communication at Michigan State University, talking with other researchers at the Trifecta kick off meeting.

Researcher Using Technology to Improve College Counseling

Painting of four women dressed in purple.

Honour Water: A Singing Game for Healing the Waters

Two characters from the game Kerem B-Yavneh. The background is a desert scene by the ocean.

MSU GEL Lab Creates Educational Game that Transports Students of Jewish History to Ancient World

Map of Flint, Michigan.

MSU Professor Documents Medical Students in Flint

Side shot of late-night talk show host from the show, "Sorta Late."

Sorta Late

Main character of the film looking pensive.

Blacktop

Backside of a female student from the MSU Media Sandbox Out of the Box team standing in a warehouse next to a large stack of water bottles.

#LendMIHand

Two athletes walking across the snowy beachs of Michigan's Lake Huron in February preparing to paddle the freezing waves.

Run, Jump, Paddle

Woman from flint holding two bottles of water filled with dirty water that came from the tap.

From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City

Communicative Sciences and Disorders acoustic lab.

CSD Faculty Members Publish Research in Top Journal for Acoustic Studies

Five girls from the MSU Media Summer Camp are sitting on the floor designing games on iPads.

Are Men Better at Video Games than Women? Research Gives Us the Answer

Donohue and Frank Boster.

Communication Professors Named ICA Fellows

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JRN Professor Amy Haimerl Publishes Memoir, Uses Process to Teach Students

Front cover of the book, To My Professor. The cover of the book has four diverse students standing in front of a black board.

Student-produced Guidebook for College Professors Produced by Journalism Students

Screenshot of the GEL Lab game Saving Graggy featuring baby dragon Draggy and a wizard.

GEL Lab Collaborates with MSUFCU on New Game Saving Draggy

Advertising graduate student discusses her research with professor.

Graduate Students Recognized at Research and Arts Poster Forum

Faces of Flint

Head and shoulder portrait of Joanne Gerstner

Journalism Professor Making an Impact on Concussion Research

Female subject taking part in MAP lab experiement. She has electronic sensors attached to her head and hands and is watching advertisments.

Measuring the Impact of Mediated Communication

Professor Saleem Alhabash standing crossed armed outside the MSU Communication Arts and Sciences building.

Studying the Effects of Advertising for Benefit of Common Good

Book cover photo for the book Bias Busters.

100 Questions and Answers About American Jews

Maria Braganini and Kelley Waterfall

ComArtSci Focuses on Flint at 2016 UURAF

Mandy Holmstrom in her office standing next to her bookcase.

Top Papers Showcased at International Conference

Photographer taking a photo of a 20 something male. Text on the photo says, "This spring, we plan to help you, Michigan."

MSU Out of the Box Focuses Creative Efforts for Michigan Charities through Photography

Screenshot for the Empower Flint app.

ComArtSci + WKAR Develop App that Empowers Flint Residents During Water Crisis

Jordan Jennings 1st place winning poster, "Underwear." The poster features the rear images of 12 women in the underwear.

2016 ComArtSci Creative Challenge: Poster Competition

Professor Bree Holz standing crossed armed in the hallway of the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences building.

Professor to Develop App for Diabetes Management

Front cover of the book, "Questions and Answers About African Americans."

Bias Busters Opens Eyes for Students Working on Latest Book

Page from the Los Angeles Sentinel featuring the article,"US Supreme Court OKs Interracial Marriage."

Learning from the Past: What Yesterday's Media Can Tell Us About the Times

Professor Pat Huddleston standing outside of the Communication Arts and Sciences building.

Traditional Holiday Shopping Days, Gifts May Be Changing

Professor RV Rikard holding a globe in his hand.

Getting the Word Out About Health Literacy

Professor Emilee Rader sitting at her desk. Her computer monitor displays images from her recent research

Studying Facebook’s Algorithmic Curation

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Studying Social Media and Its Effect on Disaster Communication

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Convincing Internet Users to Protect Themselves

Professor Anna McAlister smiling as she stands next to snack items in grocery store.

Making Unit Pricing More Consumer Friendly

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Studying the Impact of Net Neutrality