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Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Releases CARGC Paper 5 by Mimi Sheller

The paper is entitled, "On the Maintenance of Humanity: Learning from Refugee Mobile Practices."

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FactCheck.org to Work With Facebook on Exposing Viral Fake News

FactCheck.org is among several fact-checking organizations that will help to identify and label viral fake news stories.

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Faculty News

Jessa Lingel Awarded Library of Congress Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies

A former librarian, Lingel is looking forward to studying the online marketplace Craigslist at the largest library in the world.

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Alumni

Alumna Q&A: Eileen Le Han (Ph.D. '14) On Her New Book, Micro-blogging Memories

Han's book looks at the past and present of the Chinese microblogging site Weibo.

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Faculty News

Q&A With Dr. Desmond Patton

Dr. Desmond Patton tells us about how he uses social media to study inner city violence and what sparked his interest in the work.

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National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt Delivers 2016 Annenberg Lecture

McNutt discussed best practices in science communication and how they have shifted over time.

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Call for Submissions

Call for Abstracts: ICA Preconference on Varieties of Publics and Counterpublics

This preconference aims to reinvigorate scholarly debates about publics and public spheres and their implications for democratic politics.

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Research

Want To Exercise More? Get Yourself Some Competition.

In a new study, competition proved a far stronger motivation for exercise than friendly support.

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Alumni

Aymar Jean Christian (Ph.D. ’12) Launches Web Series “Two Queens in a Kitchen” To Showcase LGBTQ Artists of Color

The series features artists, LGBTQ identifying individuals, and people of color discussing important social issues while making a healthy snack.

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Research

Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Releases CARGC Report 1

The study explores the potential of interactive voice response systems to engage citizens in peacebuilding in Rwanda.