cu boulder today /cmci/ en What’s in your weed? The label doesn't tell you much, study suggests /cmci/2022/05/23/whats-your-weed-label-doesnt-tell-you-much-study-suggests What’s in your weed? The label doesn't tell you much, study suggests Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 05/23/2022 - 11:57 cu boulder today featured information science news research A new CU 鶹ӰԺ study of nearly 90,000 samples across six states found cannabis labels don’t adequately reflect the underlying chemical makeup of products. The study authors are now calling for a weed labeling system. window.location.href = `/today/2022/05/19/whats-your-weed-label-doesnt-tell-you-much-study-suggests`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Mon, 23 May 2022 17:57:04 +0000 Anonymous 6306 at /cmci Millions are turning to TikTok for the latest on Ukraine, but can the platform be trusted? /cmci/2022/03/22/millions-are-turning-tiktok-latest-ukraine-can-platform-be-trusted Millions are turning to TikTok for the latest on Ukraine, but can the platform be trusted? Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 03/22/2022 - 22:20 cu boulder today faculty featured information science news research As the crisis in Ukraine continues, TikTok has become a primary outlet for spreading information, causing some to refer to the conflict as TikTok's first war. Casey Fiesler, an assistant professor of information science, discusses the role TikTok is playing in the Ukraine crisis. window.location.href = `/today/2022/03/18/millions-are-turning-tiktok-latest-ukraine-can-platform-be-trusted`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:20:06 +0000 Anonymous 6221 at /cmci Hear planets sing as you ‘walk’ through space in new solar system model /cmci/2021/12/07/hear-planets-sing-you-walk-through-space-new-solar-system-model Hear planets sing as you ‘walk’ through space in new solar system model Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 12/07/2021 - 13:11 critical media practices cu boulder today faculty featured news research For about 35 years, the Colorado Scale Model Solar System has delighted campus visitors by shrinking Earth's cosmic neighborhood down to a short walk. Now the exhibit is getting a new update and an interactive smartphone app. window.location.href = `/today/2021/12/07/hear-planets-sing-you-walk-through-space-new-solar-system-model`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:11:23 +0000 Anonymous 6039 at /cmci Algorithms aren't fair. Robin Burke wants to change that /cmci/2021/11/11/algorithms-arent-fair-robin-burke-wants-change Algorithms aren't fair. Robin Burke wants to change that Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 11/11/2021 - 12:15 cu boulder today events faculty featured information science news research Lisa Marshall The machine-learning systems that help your phone recommend music, movies, news and more can be biased in ways that leave out artists from underrepresented groups or foster polarization. Professor Robin Burke is working to change that. window.location.href = `/today/2021/11/11/algorithms-arent-fair-robin-burke-wants-change`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:15:22 +0000 Anonymous 5971 at /cmci How Black Twitter has become the new ‘Green Book’—and more /cmci/2021/10/27/how-black-twitter-has-become-new-green-book-and-more How Black Twitter has become the new ‘Green Book’—and more Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/27/2021 - 14:33 cu boulder today dei featured information science news research Fifty-five years after a Black postal worker produced the inaugural issue of “The Green Book” to help African Americans navigate a racist society, Black Twitter is playing a similar and even broader role, suggests a new CU 鶹ӰԺ study. window.location.href = `/today/2021/10/27/how-black-twitter-has-become-new-green-book-and-more?utm_campaign=news_headlines&utm_source=organic_social&utm_medium=tw&utm_content=black_twitter_10282021&utm_term=`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:33:29 +0000 Anonymous 5945 at /cmci Media consolidation takes toll on local news but doesn’t necessarily bias coverage /cmci/2021/10/21/media-consolidation-takes-toll-local-news-doesnt-necessarily-bias-coverage Media consolidation takes toll on local news but doesn’t necessarily bias coverage Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/21/2021 - 16:07 advertising public relations and media design cu boulder today faculty featured journalism news research A new analysis of 350,000 news stories produced by conservative media giant Sinclair Broadcast Group finds when the company buys a station, local news definitely takes a hit. But it did not find any evidence, at scale, that coverage shifts toward a more conservative slant. window.location.href = `/today/2021/10/20/media-consolidation-takes-toll-local-news-doesnt-necessarily-bias-coverage`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 22:07:45 +0000 Anonymous 5937 at /cmci Professor Lisa Flores to receive four National Communication Association awards /cmci/2021/09/30/professor-lisa-flores-receive-four-national-communication-association-awards Professor Lisa Flores to receive four National Communication Association awards Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/30/2021 - 19:45 communication cu boulder today diversity faculty featured news research

Lisa A. Flores, a professor of communication in the Department of Communication, is being recognized for her scholarly writings about the experiences of Latinos, Latinas, Latinx, Chicanos, Chicanas, Chicanx and Mexican migrants in the United States.

Flores is also an associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Media, Communication and Information and co-chair of the IDEA Council. She will receive four awards on Nov. 20 during a National Communication Association ceremony in Seattle.

The NCA will award Flores the 2021 Charles H. Woolbert Research Award; the Diamond Anniversary Book Award; the James A. Winans-Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address; and the inaugural IDEA Scholarship Award.

“I am honored to receive these awards. I hope the awards signal the realization in the NCA and more broadly that scholarship on race and racialization is critical to the ways in which such scholarship builds knowledge and impacts cultural, political and social life,” Flores said.

Read more in the September 2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion update »

Lisa A. Flores, a professor of communication in the Department of Communication, is being recognized for her scholarly writings about the experiences of Latinos, Latinas, Latinx, Chicanos, Chicanas, Chicanx and Mexican migrants in the United States.

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Fri, 01 Oct 2021 01:45:04 +0000 Anonymous 5797 at /cmci After 42 years of deadlines, Dave Curtin (Jour'78) to retire /cmci/2021/06/29/after-42-years-deadlines-dave-curtin-jour78-retire After 42 years of deadlines, Dave Curtin (Jour'78) to retire Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 06/29/2021 - 23:19 alumni cu boulder today featured journalism news To know alumnus Dave Curtin is to know a dedicated, professional and trustworthy man who lives by deadlines. After a 42-year career, the CU-trained journalist and executive communicator––a Pulitzer Prize winner––is going to take some not-so-structured time to pursue his personal to-do list. window.location.href = `/today/2021/06/28/after-42-years-deadlines-dave-curtin-retire`;

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:19:52 +0000 Anonymous 5637 at /cmci How computers see us: Microsoft Fellow working to curb discrimination by AI /cmci/2021/02/16/how-computers-see-us-microsoft-fellow-working-curb-discrimination-ai How computers see us: Microsoft Fellow working to curb discrimination by AI Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/16/2021 - 15:36 cu boulder today featured graduate students information science news research Morgan Klaus Scheuerman, an Information Science PhD student, has been awarded the Microsoft Research Fellowship for 2021. He studies how and why facial recognition technologies get it wrong. window.location.href = `/today/2021/02/15/how-computers-see-us-microsoft-fellow-working-curb-discrimination-ai`;

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