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Letter from the Director: September 2024

Back-to-School 2024 By: Michelle Amazeen The fall semester is upon us, and I hope CRC fellows are re-engaging with renewed energy and enthusiasm. Over the summer, many of us turned to advancing our research efforts and sharing our work on the academic conference circuit. COM was well represented at the International Communication Association in Gold […]

Letter from the Director: August 2024

The Next Frontier: A Deep Dive into Biometrics with Lab Manager, Amanda King By: Michelle Amazeen As part of our mission, the Communication Research Center offers state-of-the art technology to facilitate our fellows’ ability to advance theory and methods in addressing society’s communication-related challenges. One of our unique resources is a suite of biometric technologies […]

Letter from the Director: July 2024

The Role of Information Integrity in BU’s Next Chapter By: Michelle Amazeen As part of COM’s strategic plan to focus on communication that helps society engage with modern challenges, many fellows of the Communication Research Center have been sharpening their attention on issues of information integrity. As such, it was unsurprising to see so many […]

Letter from the Director: May 2024

The Spring 2024 Semester in Review By: Michelle Amazeen With the end of another semester, I have been reflecting upon the many activities in the CRC and among our fellows in 2024, thus far. This spring, we launched the inaugural call for Faculty Research Seed Grant proposals with the aim of fostering inter-departmental, cross-disciplinary collaborations […]

Survey: Leery of Government Regulation, Americans Want Social Media to Police Misinformation

By Burt Glass The U.S. government should not regulate social media platforms, but the platform owners should remove, hide or limit traffic to posts with unverified information, according to Americans responding to a new Media & Technology Survey from Boston University’s College of Communication, out today. A strong plurality (46%) disagreed or strongly disagreed with […]

Interview: Exploring Sexting in the Digital Age with Dr. Coduto

By Violet Li Dr. Kathryn D. Coduto’s “Technology, Privacy, and Sexting: Mediated Sex”, published in September 2023, offers a critical look at sexting’s role in modern communication. Her research delves into the motives, technologies, and privacy concerns surrounding sexting, alongside its evolution amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Intrigued by the themes of the book, the Communication […]