News from the School of Journalism and Communication

Find out what SOJC students, faculty, and alumni are up to on campus, on the national stage, and beyond.

LA Times Sports columnist and journalism alum Mirjam Swanson ’00 talked to Lookout Eugene-Springfield about being initially rejected for staff jobs at the Daily Emerald and how she fell in love with sports in college.
In 2010, the UO men’s a capella group On the Rocks blew up after appearing on "The Sing-Off." Find out where the group members, including SOJC alums Alex Horwitch ’12 and Jeff Rogers ’13, are now.
America’s 250th birthday is a big deal. The 249th not so much. That’s because round numbers are easier to process, said Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.
Journalism alum Austin Taylor ’13 helped guide the mobile strategy and user experience of the Olympics app, ensuring fans worldwide had seamless access to schedules, results and medals, and content.
SOJC Professor of Practice Damian Radcliffe and PhD students Nishtha Yadav, Mudassir Hossain, and Luke Walker have published the report Social Media in the Middle East and North Africa.
The SOJC’s Snap AR Scholars worked with a former Coquille chief to create an AR experience that is preserving a centuries-old Sasquatch legend.
Five SOJC public relations students pitched a social media strategy for Volo Sports as a class assignment. The brand adopted it as its 2025 campaign — and hired one of the students.
Hana Mazur's Advertising and Brand Responsibility Master’s capstone project merges personal identity with brand strategy, showcasing how the SOJC trains the next generation of purpose-driven advertisers.
Journalism student Ruby Moxley works as an off-campus living peer navigator, helping UO students find food, housing, and SNAP benefits, while discovering her passion for public service storytelling.
Isaac Wu uses what he’s learning in the SOJC’s Immersive Communication Master’s program to design educational experiences using extended reality.