SOJC Professor Seth Lewis led a media forum on the U.S. election that featured SOJC assistant professor Whitney Philips and experts from the Political Science Department. The panel covered polling, polarization and more.

Jesse Abdenour, SOJC associate professor, will use his Fulbright award to research attitudes toward concussion safety and learn which messages convinces people to adopt safer practices.

SOJC findings on protecting children from the risks of smoke is highlighted in a multimedia package focused on how UO scientists and researchers are working to understand and mitigate wildfires.  

Scientists may be overlooking an effective way to educate the public about climate change, according to a study led by Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.

SOJC researchers from the Center for Science Communication Research talk to Jefferson Public Radio about their efforts to design new infographics that better communicate increased wildfire smoke risks to kids.

Revising air pollution infographics used by U.S. government agencies may better help protect children from health risks posed by wildfire smoke, according to a paper by SOJC researcher Catherine Slavik.

Talia Paz, library liaison for the SOJC, worked in publishing and marketing before finding her dream job as a subject specialist at the University of Oregon Knight Library.

The looming uncertainty and dangers of climate change can be paralyzing, but they can also be a motivating force to inspire activism, according to research by Communication and Media Studies PhD candidate Emmanuel Maduneme.

A Vox article about the influence of TikTok on political polarization cites an SOJC faculty study showing users’ ideology shifted after using the app, and most said it changed “a great deal.”