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Seven graduate students, three faculty members and various alumni will represent the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media on March 2-4, 2023, at the 48th annual AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, held at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. These scholars will participate in panel sessions and present authored or co-authored papers.

A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

A randomized, controlled study with over 1,500 US teen participants from across the nation tested the effectiveness of digital vaping prevention ads. Researchers from UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that “The Real Cost” ads lowered the extent to which teens were open to vaping. The vaping prevention video ads, produced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), also lowered openness to cigarette smoking. Researchers determined similar effectiveness for “health harms” versus “addiction” themed ads. The former focused on the harmful chemicals emitted by vaping devices and the potential for lung damage caused by vapes. The latter focused on the highly addictive nature of vapes and consequences of nicotine addiction, such as loss of autonomy. The findings appeared Oct. 13, 2022, in the journal “JAMA Network Open.”

A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

by Barbara Wiedemann
The National Humanities Center headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, welcomed 17 undergraduates to its inaugural National Humanities Leadership Council in January 2022, including UNC Hussman School of Media and Journalism junior Kevin Gomez-Gonzalez ’23. Participants were nominated by faculty from colleges and universities across the country. They’ll receive professional development and mentoring from leading scholars and other humanities professionals in a series of opportunities scheduled throughout the spring 2022 semester.

A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

Nine graduate students, nine faculty members and various alumni will represent the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Aug. 4-7, 2021, at the 104th Annual for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, held in a virtual format. These scholars will participate in panel sessions and present authored or co-authored papers.
UNC Hussman faculty and student activities at AEJMC include: 

Twelve graduate students, six faculty members and various alumni will represent the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media May 27- 31, 2021, at the 71st Annual International Communication Association Conference, held in a virtual format. These scholars will participate in panel sessions and present authored or co-authored papers.
UNC Hussman faculty and student activities at ICA include: