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Doctoral student Jihoon Kim researches virtual reality’s impact on travel

Editor’s note: this article was written by the UGA Graduate School and originally appeared on grad.uga.edu. Imagine virtually experiencing the beaches of Turks and Caicos before booking a trip to visit the destination in reality. Interactive marketing using virtual reality (VR) might one day help you decide your next vacation destination. That is, if Jihoon Kim has […]

New Media Institute students present capstone projects

New Media Institute students unveiled their capstone projects on Dec. 8 at SLAM, an end-of-the semester showcase of student projects and certificate recipients. Groups celebrate and demonstrate their efforts to use technology as a tool to enhance daily life. One group consisting of Christina Conner, Meghan Murphy, Dalena Nguyen, Jaco Van Rensburg and Shan Won […]

Grady College professors help lead research for largest worldwide communication study

The North American Communication Monitor (NACM), an international research project that is one of the world’s largest studies of communication, was recently released thanks to the leadership of two Grady College professors, Bryan Reber and Juan Meng. Reber, the C. Richard Yarbrough Professor in Crisis Communication Leadership and head of the Department of Advertising and […]

Themes of truth in storytelling and making connections highlight 2018 Fall Convocation

Pictures from the Fall 2018 Grady Convocation can be viewed on the UGA Grady Flickr gallery: Fall 2018 convocation candids Miscellaneous Fall 2018 convocation ceremony pictures Fall 2018 convocation graduates: Master’s degrees Advertising and Public Relations Journalism EMST Themes of hard work, perseverance, truth in storytelling and making connections were shared as Grady College graduates were […]

#GradyGrit: Meet Kelly Mayes

Editor’s Note: #GradyGrit is a new series of profiles of Grady College students who show determination, leadership and outreach to the community. Search “#GradyGrit” on the Grady College website for additional profiles.  Hometown: Woodstock, Georgia Year: Junior Degree: Journalism and Ecology major Activities and Involvement: lab technician and undergraduate researcher in the Structural and Household Entomology […]

Remembering Wally Eberhard

He was a self-professed lover of libraries, a master of journalism history and a dedicated professor who taught hundreds of Grady College students a craft to last throughout their lives. Wallace B. “Wally” Eberhard, professor of journalism emeritus, died Oct. 7, 2018. He passed away on his 87th birthday. “Grady College has lost one of […]