Marshall Scott Poole, David L. Swanson Professor Emeritus of Communication, has been elected a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Poole was one of seven University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors elected. They are among the 502 scientists, engineers, and...

Charee Thompson and Gabriela Tscholl have earned Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction. The awards, presented by the Office of the Provost, are given to faculty members, staff, graduate teaching assistants, and advisors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for excellence in teaching...

Radio ads with an emotional appeal — featuring personal stories of either a happy organ transplant recipient or a sad patient languishing on the waiting list — increase nondonor listeners’ support for organ donation and may be effective at overcoming some of the qualms that deter them from joining...

White people surveyed in a recent study indicated they would be more likely to confront those who post racist content on social media if their objective were to defend the norms for political discussions rather than to change the person’s prejudiced beliefs.  Communication professors...

Charee Thompson and Gabriella Tscholl have earned undergraduate teaching awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The two were among just 14 instructors and advisors selected by the College as recipients of the extremely competitive awards. “We are proud to have such an...