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Virtual reality is no longer just a futuristic technology found only in sci-fi movies and video games. Now, VR programs are being used for treatment of PTSD, training medical students, and now, preparing at-risk communities for natural disasters. Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn, an associate professor of advertising, developed a virtual reality program that recently made […]

Charlotte Norsworthy, a Master’s degree student at Grady College, was inducted this semester into the Sphinx Society, which is recognized as UGA’s highest student honor. Norsworthy is in her first semester of graduate education, but has already served as the lead editor of a forthcoming digital and audio book on news media leadership and was […]

Katie Gagliano, a breaking news and education reporter for The Acadiana Advocate (Lafayette, Louisiana), has been named the recipient of the 2019 Rollin M. “Pete” McCommons Award for Distinguished Community Journalism. The award is presented by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and was given to Gagliano in a ceremony at Grady College […]

Grady College is well represented in the latest International Communication Association (ICA) election. The organization is internationally renowned for promoting academic communication research. María Len-Ríos, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and public relations professor, was elected as ICA Board Member at Large and will serve a three-year term. “ICA is where the best research ideas […]

What made you choose EMST as a major?  I actually started college as a classic Pre-Med student, but always loved film & television. I believe I’ve always wanted to pursue a career in film & television, but was unsure of what that path would look like. It wasn’t until I studied abroad through the Cannes […]

The Grady College’s 2019 Mobile News Lab completed its fall session with a projects showcase held Monday, Oct. 21. The extracurricular program is operated by the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership with sponsorship from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters. Students apply to participate in the Mobile News Lab, which […]

Charlotte Norsworthy, a Master’s degree student, at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, was inducted this semester into the Sphinx Society, which is recognized as UGA’s highest student honor. Norsworthy serves as the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership as the Morris Masters Fellow, which […]

Grady College announced the selection of three new Tieger Fellows for the fall of 2019: Carter Chapman, Raini Singleton and Grace Wilbanks. The Tieger Fellowship supports the mission of the College’s first-in-the-nation Public Affairs Communications (PAC) program by providing students in the program the opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom to real-world public […]

How did you choose your Grady major? Even before I transferred to UGA, I knew how powerful the concept of communication is. I started off as a journalism major and absolutely loved print writing, but after taking Dr. Cacciatore’s Intro to Public Relations course, I fell in love all over again. The concept of brand […]

What made you want to study Entertainment and Media Studies? My entire life I’ve been in awe of the power of media, specifically film and TV. As I contemplated what program of study I wanted to pursue at the University of Georgia, it seemed as if Entertainment and Media Studies would be the best fit […]