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Two New Projects Will Produce Tools to Build Trust in COVID-19 Vaccines

The Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida has received funding for two new projects that will offer science-informed tools to build support for COVD-19 vaccination among… Continue Reading Two New Projects Will Produce Tools to Build Trust in COVID-19 Vaccines
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Coronavirus Vaccines: Identifying Ways to Build Public Trust

The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNtech announced Nov. 20, 2020, that they will seek emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19. On… Continue Reading Coronavirus Vaccines: Identifying Ways to Build Public Trust
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Ja’Kari Clayton: Leading the Way

Ja’kari Clayton is set to graduate from UF with a MA in Mass Communications and become the “first ever” graduate specializing in public interest communications. He’s also spent the last… Continue Reading Ja’Kari Clayton: Leading the Way
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Center partners on videoconferencing report

“Unmuted: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How We Can All Do Better When Working Together Online” is a new report released by The Goodman Center in partnership with  the University… Continue Reading Center partners on videoconferencing report
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From Journalist to Advocate to Academic: the new Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications

Jack: Congratulations on your new position as the next Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications here at the University of Florida. We are excited to have you join the… Continue Reading From Journalist to Advocate to Academic: the new Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications
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Center for Public Interest Communications Awarded $100,000 Gates Foundation Grant on Poverty

The Center for Public Interest Communications and the  Radical Communicators Network (RCN) announced that they are the recipients of a $100,000 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Voices for Economic Opportunity Grand Challenge Grant for… Continue Reading Center for Public Interest Communications Awarded $100,000 Gates Foundation Grant on Poverty
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Center’s Jack Barry Reveals How Lack of Universal Internet Access Puts Millions at Further Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic

In a newly published article on Open Global Rights, Jack Barry, who recently joined the Center for Public Interest Communications as a postdoc research associate, argues that the COVID-19 pandemic… Continue Reading Center’s Jack Barry Reveals How Lack of Universal Internet Access Puts Millions at Further Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Q&A with our new Research Associate Jack Barry

Here we have a Q&A with Jack, to learn more about him, what questions keep him up at night, and what he is most excited to work on with the… Continue Reading Q&A with our new Research Associate Jack Barry
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Ann Christiano Reflects on her 10-year Quest to Build the Field of Public Interest Communications

Ann Christiano recently completed her 10-year term as the Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications.  In a recent interview for the podcast “Let’s Hear It,” Christiano–who now serves exclusively… Continue Reading Ann Christiano Reflects on her 10-year Quest to Build the Field of Public Interest Communications
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Winners of 2020 Research Prize Have Good News for How to Fight Bad News

The 2020 Research Prize in Public Interest Communications has been awarded to two scholars from Cambridge University for a scientific paper that explores how people can be “inoculated” from falling… Continue Reading Winners of 2020 Research Prize Have Good News for How to Fight Bad News
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