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What social media creators can’t say about their job

Online content creator burnout is, in part, “unspeakable” – a product of a confluence of factors, including the informal nature of platform labor and the privileged status of creative work, seen by many as a “dream job.”

  • Communication
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The CCF provides catalytic seed funding to spark pioneering applied research to advance wildlife conservation solutions. The fund prioritizes initiatives that improve the health of free-ranging wildlife and/or solve environmental problems via a...

  • Animal Science
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Communication
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Grocery shopping online could help SNAP families access healthy foods, especially for those with young children or long commutes to grocery stores.

  • Communication
  • Food
  • Health + Nutrition
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Across partisan lines, Americans broadly believe ultraprocessed foods are addictive and harmful, and support policies that could strengthen safeguards and hold the food industry accountable.

  • Communication
  • Food
  • Health + Nutrition
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J. Nathan Matias, assistant professor of communication, is a co-author of “Auditing AI,” which offers AI users from all walks of life an introduction into AI evaluation, which is key for developing trust in the technology.

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Meet our faculty: Claire Wardle
Academic focus: Information ecosystems, misinformation, journalism Research summary: I study information ecosystems, with a particular interest in improving communication by trusted institutions, e.g., government agencies, newsrooms...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Academic focus: Media and decolonization Lab website: www.wunpini.com Research summary: My research focuses on interrogating power in media and communications while working together with disenfranchised communities to use media to bring about...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Meet Monica Cornejo, assistant professor, Department of Communication.
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
  • Health + Nutrition