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PhD student Xuerong Lu wins 2021 IPR-Ketchum Don Bartholomew Award for Excellence in Public Relations Research

Public relations PhD student Xuerong Lu was recently announced as the winner of the 2021 IPR-Ketchum Don Bartholomew Award for Excellence in Public Relations Research. The award honors the work of a public relations scholar and helps them connect their research to public relations practice in the professional setting. “I was on cloud nine for […]

The Lead Podcast Welcomes New Graduate Assistant as Host for Fall 2021

The Cox Institute named a new graduate student as the host of The Lead podcast for the 2021-2022 academic year.  Kyra Posey, a student in the Double Dawgs program earning a master’s degree in journalism, brings a background in news writing and audio storytelling to her new position.  Posey hosted The Front Page podcast at The Red & Black, the university’s independent student newspaper, worked as a marketing […]

Glen Nowak shares goals of graduate studies at Grady College

In the first few weeks as the Grady College’s new associate dean for research and graduate studies, Glen Nowak has welcomed a new group of first-year graduate students, strategized with fellow faculty members and begun his new UGA administration responsibilities. In his new role, Nowak knows the value that Grady College students and faculty bring […]

Study finds Grady College Advertising/Public Relations excels in advertising research productivity

Faculty and doctoral graduates in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in Grady College were the most visible authors or co-authors in the three leading peer-reviewed advertising research journals from 2008-2019, according to a study in Journal of Business Research that was published July 27. The study, “A Decade (2008-2019) of Advertising Research Productivity: […]

University of Georgia introduces Strategic Health & Risk Communication certificate

Moving to address growing demand for professional health communicators, UGA is introducing an interdisciplinary certificate in Strategic Health & Risk Communication. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and the College of Public Health are partnering to educate undergraduate students in communication principles needed to address public health issues. “Health communication presents a huge opportunity […]