Marialena Rivera selected for Centennial Teaching Fellowship

Marialena Rivera was selected for a Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship recognizing contributions to first-year instruction, innovative teaching and student engagement.

Ashwin Rajadesingan receives Ellen A. Wartella Distinguished Research Award

Ashwin Rajadesingan received the Ellen A. Wartella Distinguished Research Award for “Personal Narratives Empower Politically Disinclined Individuals to Engage in Political Discussions.”

A cross-country examination of normative expectations of social media platforms

Talia Stroud, Tamar Wilner, Moo Sun Kim and Ashwin Rajadesingan published a cross-country study of expectations people hold for social media platforms.

What to Say to Someone Blasting Their Phone in Public

Larry Schooler was quoted in a TIME article examining how to address people playing loud audio from their phones in public.

AI News Lurks in Austin. Who’s Behind It?

Talia Stroud was quoted in an Austin Chronicle story examining AI-generated and AI-assisted news operations in Austin.

How to Use AI to Stress-Test Your Startup Idea Before You Build It

Natalie Andreas was quoted in an Inc. article about using AI tools to challenge assumptions and stress-test startup concepts before development.

Attention dynamics on social technology platforms in organizations: An empirical study of structural and temporal mechanisms

Jasmine Wu and co-authors published research examining how workers allocate attention on organizational social technology platforms.

How Remote Work Is Reshaping the Office

Jasmine Wu and Peter Cappelli published research examining how remote and hybrid work have affected collaboration, social ties and workplace behavior.

Anita Vangelisti receives Distinguished Career Award

Interim Dean Anita Vangelisti received the International Association for Relationship Research’s Distinguished Career Award at the 2026 IARR Conference in Glasgow.

The effects of using AI to tailor news for Gen Z audiences

Ava Motes, Talia Stroud, Yuting He, Josephine Lukito, Gina Masullo and Ashwin Rajadesingan received a Top Paper award in AEJMC’s News and Online News Division for research on AI-tailored news.

RAPID: When Floods Return After a Year: How Recent Experience and Layered Warnings Shape Protective Action

Keri Stephens, Matthew McGlone and collaborators received a $186,733 NSF RAPID award examining how prior flood experience and layered warning systems affect protective action.

Predicting appropriateness assessments for anonymous use of online communication channels

Craig Scott and Scott D’Urso published research examining factors associated with perceptions of anonymous participation in online communication.

A Parcel-Level GIS Analysis of Development Disparities, Floodplain Exposure, and Building Growth in Texas Border Colonias

Keri Stephens and co-authors published a parcel-level analysis of development conditions, floodplain exposure and building growth in Texas border colonias.

The Team that United a City: Sports Documentaries and the Rhetorical Construction of Unity

Michael Butterworth published a chapter examining sports documentaries and the rhetorical construction of civic unity in Sports, Power, and Resistance.

Bridging Risk and Culture: Communicative Strategies for Encouraging Protective Behaviors in Spanish-Speaking Latina/o/x/e Communities During Extreme Weather Emergencies

Roselia Mendez Murillo, Keri Stephens, Matthew McGlone and co-authors published research on culturally responsive risk communication during extreme-weather emergencies.

The Serious Business of Political Humor

Scott Stroud published “The Serious Business of Political Humor” in the Journal of Media Ethics. 

UFC – “blodsporten” som tog sig till Vita huset

Michael Butterworth was quoted by Swedish broadcaster SVT in a report about a UFC event at the White House.

Design events and digital spaces to create — and measure — impact

Talia Stroud was quoted in an American Press Institute article about designing events and digital spaces to strengthen engagement and measure impact.