Research on Tap: Health Misinformation: How it Affects Society and How We Can Deal With It Thursday, February 10, 2022 | 4-5:30 p.m. Virtual Co-sponsored by the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering and the Office of Research. Hosted by Gianluca Stringhini, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering. False […]
Communication Research in 2022 As we embark on a new calendar year, I asked some of our CRC fellows to share their thoughts on important communication research trends for 2022. For COM Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Studies Chris Chao Su, it is the pandemic that will continue to play a prominent role in shaping […]
As 2021 draws to a close, I asked some of our CRC Fellows to reflect on the last 12 months and share what was most noteworthy to them in the realm of communication research. Two of our Fellows observed an increased emphasis on communication efforts for social change. For Assistant Professor of Public Relations Rosalynn […]
This letter is part of a monthly series from the Director of the CRC, Dr. Michelle Amazeen. Facebook’s WALL-E Moment? When Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta last month, the Disney-Pixar movie WALL-E (2008) was the first thing that came to my mind. The sci-fi movie was about a robot left on […]
On November 11, the Communication Research Center is pleased to host Dr. Joshua Darr,Assistant Professor, Manship School of Mass Communication and Department of Political Science at Louisiana State University. Home Style Opinion: How Local Newspapers Can Slow Polarization Local newspapers can hold back the rising tide of political division in America by turning away from […]
On behalf of CRC Fellows, Dr. Lei Guo offers a few words on the significance of Dr. Shaw’s work for the field of communication and understanding media effects: “Dr. Donald Shaw, one of the most influential scholars in communication research, passed away on October 19th, 2021. Dr. Shaw was best known for his work, with […]
Dr. Yi Grace Ji, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mass Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations will be discussing antecedents and outcomes of stakeholder engagement on Thursday, October 21st 2021 from 3:30-4:30pm in HAR 222 — as part of the Boston University Communication Research Colloquium Series. Dr. Ji will be presenting […]
Congratulations to CRC Fellow Dr. Lei Guo, Associate Professor in Emerging Media Studies! Dr. Guo is a Co-Principal Investigator on a $750,000 interdisciplinary multi-institutional grant just awarded to Temple University. Guo will be working in conjunction with Eduard Dragut, the Principal Investigator and other co-principal investigators from Temple University and UIC, to utilize a mixed-methods […]
Congratulations to CRC fellow Dr. Chris Chao Su for being awarded the East Asia Studies Career Development Professorship at Boston University! This Professorship recognizes assistant professors in the College of Arts & Sciences, the Pardee School of Global Studies, the College of Communication, the College of Fine Arts, and the Questrom School of Business whose […]
Dr. Arunima Krishna, Assistant Professor of Public Relations, will be discussing public perceptions of and responses to corporate misconduct, this Thursday — September 16th, 2021 from 3:30-4:30pm — as part of the BU Communication Research Colloquium Series. Dr. Krishna will be discussing the potential long-term effects of corporate misconduct allegations on a corporation, as […]