Crowds of students stream into the UMC building.

Journalism Day makes triumphant return to Â鶹ӰԺ

Oct. 8, 2024

More than 1,400 Colorado high school students and advisors visited CMCI to sharpen storytelling skills and learn about careers in media and communication.

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Demonstrative democracy: At forum, students show energy, curiosity about engaging with politics

Oct. 2, 2024

CMCI faculty panelists praised students for raising thoughtful, serious, nonpartisan questions about how to be active citizens.

Illustration of a smartphone set to social media. The screen is badly cracked.

Make it STOP: Does replying to spam texts from politicians really block them?

Sept. 26, 2024

A CMCI expert offers advice on taking back your phone this election season.

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Class acts: CMCI’s new faculty bring new ideas on A.I., identity, culture to Â鶹ӰԺ

Aug. 22, 2024

Incoming professors bring an interest in cutting-edge topics at a time when the media landscape is undergoing dramatic change.

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Influential media conference becoming a CMCI showcase

Aug. 14, 2024

With multiple best paper awards, CMCI is building an impressive reputation at the annual AEJMC conference.

The Refr team poses with Chip, the Buffaloes mascot, and an oversize winning check on a stage.

This entrepreneur is a whistleblower

June 24, 2024

A CMCI graduate took second place in the university’s New Venture Challenge for a company aiming to digitize how youth sports leagues hire and schedule referees.

A memorial in Las Vegas, with flowers, balloons, photos and candles, to honor victims of a mass shooting.

No shot: Why we won’t pull the trigger on gun control

May 15, 2024

Following years of high-profile shootings, Chris Vargo expected to find rising public salience around gun control. He didn’t.

Celebrating our graduates!

Class of 2024: William W. White Honorees

William W. White Outstanding Seniors are chosen by department faculty to recognize academic merit, professional achievement and service to the college. The Outstanding Graduate award honors the CMCI student with the highest overall GPA in their graduating class.

Emily King Kinsey standing on the trail at Chautauqua Park, with the Flatirons in the background.

Is communication around climate change just hot air?

April 17, 2024

Researcher’s experience in advertising, marketing and PR gives her a unique angle to study organizational communications and policy around climate impact and awareness.

Harsha teaching from the front of the room.

The head—and the back—of the class

April 4, 2024

Harsha Gangadharbatla loves the challenge of inspiring students who sit in the last row of the lecture hall. His attention to his craft and his classes led to a prestigious teaching award from the American Academy of Advertising last month.

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