Creative Work

2023 Spartan Agora

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

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new publications from ComArtSci

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

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Photo of Eric Freedman's New Book

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

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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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Photo of Masaki Takahashi hosting The Poetry Room

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

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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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Elizabeth Lapensee wearing a teal colored dress standing outside the Communication Arts and Sciences building with the pine trees in the background

Assistant Professor LaPensée Taps Power of Gaming to Share Indigenous Experience

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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

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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

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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

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Veterans Day

Vietnam Veterans’ Portraits Honor Stories of Service

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More Than a Habit: Understanding the Mystery of Stuttering

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Poll Reveals Environment Concerns, Division on Politics in Michigan

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

Students Join Forces with Police to Bust Bias

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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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Virtual reality headset.

Researchers Shine Light on Mixed Reality with JARVIS

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Researchers Review Serious Gaming to Help Children with Chronic Illness

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Donald Shell at Mid-SURE 2018

Undergrad Donald Shell Presents Research at Mid-SURE 2018

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Theatre2Film Program Cultivates Success with New Feature Film

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Bridging the Digital Divide for HIV/AIDS Patients

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Communication Arts and Sciences Building

Undergraduates Publish Research on Parenting Style and Language

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Regulating Facebook Won't Prevent Data Breaches

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ComArtSci Talks: Persuasive Effects of Social Media

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Student Illustrations Help Spark Conversation Around Bystander Intervention

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

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

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Bianca Reisdorf

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

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Assistant Professor Dar Meshi smiles for the camera.

Dar Meshi Discovers Neuroscience Underlying Social Media Use

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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

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How Social Networks Affect Our Brains

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Quello Center researchers

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

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

MAP Lab Home to Award-Winning Research

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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

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ComArtSci Talks: Social Media & Political Participation

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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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Department Chair James W. Dearing in front of bookcase

Dearing Ranked in the Top 10 for Dissemination & Implementation Science

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Professor Amanda Holmstrom standing in front of bookcase

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

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

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

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

How Media Multitasking Affects Snacking Behavior

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MSU Superfund Research Program Community Engagement

Federally Funded Team Expands Program of Research

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

The Effects of Algorithms on Internet Behaviors

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Lindsay Hahn

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

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ComArtSci and WKAR Pioneer Tablet-Based Research Project

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

Advertising Class Designs Spartan Basketball History Book

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Noushin Mahmood

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

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The Creative Collaboration Behind Plunder Panic

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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

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Jordan Noble in front of her displayed work at ArtPrize.

Underwear Goes to ArtPrize

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Five Countries, Five Outstanding Ad Campaigns

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Person sitting in front of laptop computer, about to write on a clipboard.

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

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Food waste

Using Communication to Reduce Food Waste

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Student stands in front of the Capital building.

Student Documentary Brings Awareness to the Line 5 Oil Pipeline Conflict

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

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

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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

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John Besley

Public Skeptical of Research if Tied to a Company

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Virtual Reality Systems

New Center Puts MSU on the Vanguard of Virtual Reality Systems

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Students celebrate the debut of their 2017 Theater2Film

Students Debut Feature Film at Traverse City Film Festival

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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

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

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Joanne Gerstner

Sports Journalist in Residence Wins Clarion Award

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Syed Ali Hussain

Studying the Effects of Nostalgia on Health Communication

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Mike Castellucci using his iPhone to tell stories

Using iPhones to Teach High-Quality Broadcast Reporting

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Tablet

Study Launched on News Consumption Trends

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Benavides' creative advertising campaign for Ugly Stik

Advertising Grad Wins a National Silver ADDY

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Latin Music USA - The Chicano Wave

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Serious Games: Counterintuitively Delightful

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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

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Kami Silk

New Grants to Fund Environment and Breast Cancer Projects

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

The Link Between Brain Activity and Social Networks

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William Dutton standing next to the Quello Center library.

Fake News and Filters Aren't Fooling Internet Users

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Motion Capture Lab

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Winning poster in the MLK poster competition

2017 MLK Poster Competition Final Results

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Rachel Mourao

Teaching Students How to Spot Fake News

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Media and Information student filming the rodeo.

Live from Spartan Stampede: ComArtSci Students Take the Lead

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Creating a Game and Skating With It

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Social media apps on display on smartphone.

What's Your Social Media Strategy?

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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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​Side by side photos of Dr. Levin and Dr. Silk

Communication Professors Collaborate on Healthcare Research with MHA Keystone Center

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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

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

That Strange Summer

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Professor School of Journalism Rachel Mourao

Journalism Scholars Turn to Social Media to Answer Research Questions

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indian women behind movie camera shooting a scene.

Beyond Bollywood Music Video Goes Global

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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

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Painting of four women dressed in purple.

Honour Water: A Singing Game for Healing the Waters

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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

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Map of Flint, Michigan.

MSU Professor Documents Medical Students in Flint

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

Sorta Late

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

Run, Jump, Paddle

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Main character of the film looking pensive.

Blacktop

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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

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

From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City

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Communicative Sciences and Disorders acoustic lab.

CSD Faculty Members Publish Research in Top Journal for Acoustic Studies

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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

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Donohue and Frank Boster.

Communication Professors Named ICA Fellows

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Side by side exterior photos of an old, brick two story historic house in Detroit that was under renovation.

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

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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

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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

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Advertising graduate student discusses her research with professor.

Graduate Students Recognized at Research and Arts Poster Forum

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Faces of Flint

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Head and shoulder portrait of Joanne Gerstner

Journalism Professor Making an Impact on Concussion Research

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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

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

Studying the Effects of Advertising for Benefit of Common Good

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Book cover photo for the book Bias Busters.

100 Questions and Answers About American Jews

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Maria Braganini and Kelley Waterfall

ComArtSci Focuses on Flint at 2016 UURAF

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Mandy Holmstrom in her office standing next to her bookcase.

Top Papers Showcased at International Conference​

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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

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Screenshot for the Empower Flint app.

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

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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

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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

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

Bias Busters Opens Eyes for Students Working on Latest Book

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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

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

Traditional Holiday Shopping Days, Gifts May Be Changing

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Professor RV Rikard holding a globe in his hand.

Getting the Word Out About Health Literacy

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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

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

Making Unit Pricing More Consumer Friendly

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Female student working on computer

Studying the Impact of Net Neutrality

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