News Archive

A new study sheds light on the growing phenomenon of “patient influencers,” confirming they work closely with pharmaceutical companies and routinely provide advice about drugs to followers.

For the past three years, students from the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design have competed in the Bateman Case Study Competition. Students must plan and execute campaigns for a real life client, this year, they’re tackling the issue of misinformation for the News Literacy Project.

Paul Delbert “Del” Brinkman, a longtime journalism educator and former dean of the CU Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication, died Sunday, Feb. 19, in Overland Park, Kansas. He was 86.

The winner of the 2022 Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Safety Reporting is Streetsblog NYC’s story “Always Scared: Dangerous Streets Outside City Schools Threaten Children.” It investigated data from more than 900,000 car crashes, many of which occurred near New York City schools.

CU Boulder Today spoke with Casey Fiesler, associate professor in the Department of Information Science and three more technology experts on campus.

Video footage can play a crucial part in cases such as the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. Depending on how the evidence is presented, among other factors, jurors can perceive events in a video in different ways. CU expert Sandra Ristovska explains on The Conversation.

When Matthew Mendoza first enrolled at CU Boulder, he didn’t expect to work alongside marketing giants. This past summer, he worked with UM Worldwide on numerous projects, notably, including one for IHOP.

Next time you drive along I-70 near Idaho Springs, you’ll see an eye-catching billboard encouraging smart investing. That’s due to a new collaboration between the Colorado Division of Securities and CMCI students.

Congratulations to all honorees!

The Department of Communication takes home 12 awards from the 2022 National Communication Association Convention.