Department of Communication

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The Role of Feedback in Health Information Sharing

UConn Today — October 3, 2018

Sharing health information such as dieting and fitness activities on social media sites can result in improved health outcomes; but those outcomes could suffer depending on the comments, according to a study by UConn researchers published in the journal Health Communication.

“If users share tracked health information and receive supportive comments, particularly [social] network support, they can improve their health outcomes,” the researchers say. “When people’s sharing of health information falls on deaf ears, however, their health can suffer.”

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The Martin Horn Scholarship 2018-2019

The Martin Horn Scholarship honors students who are majoring in Communication and who actively contribute to the Department of Communication's mission in their academic work, extracurricular activities, and beyond. The selected recipient will be award a $1,000 scholarship.

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COMMon Knowledge Blog

Time Management Tips

November 12, 2018

By: Meghan Farrell Communication Major & Economics Minor, 2019 As a student who juggles multiple jobs, a full-course load and community involvement, I had assumed that simply having many responsibilities would be enough to make me “good at time management.” However, in college I quickly learned that time management skills do not come automatically from […]

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Upcoming Events

11/29 InCHIP Lecture: Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH
12/5 Student Showcase
12/5 Communication Showcase
12/6 Student Showcase
12/6 Communication Showcase

InCHIP Lecture: Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH

Thursday, November 29th, 2018

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Storrs Campus
J. Ray Ryan Building, Room 204

InCHIP Lecture: Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH

Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH,
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Thursday, November 29, 2018
12:30 â 1:30pm

"Innovations in Mobile Technology for Engaging Youth in Treatment and Prevention"

**About the Speaker**

Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Departments of Infectious Diseases and Health Behavior, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Dr. Hightow-Weidman completed her medical school training at the University of Virginia and became board certified in Internal Medicine in 2001 after completing residency training at Stanford University. She completed fellowship training in Infectious Diseases and earned a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Hightow-Weidman is an expert on mhealth, social media and utilization and evaluation of technology-based interventions to address the HIV Care Continuum for youth and young adults, particularly among young men who have sex with men (YMSM). She has published >90 peer-reviewed articles on these topics. She has developed technology-based interventions to address uptake and adherence to biomedical HIV prevention technologies, as well as intervening to increase HIV diagnosis, linkage and retention in care for YMSM. She is the PI of iTech, The UNC/Emory Center for Innovative Technology Across the Prevention and Care Continuum. This grant, part of the Adolescent Trials Network for HIV Interventions (ATN), seeks to develop a technology center to address the domestic epidemic of HIV among at risk and HIV-infected youth.

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Contact Information: lectureseries@chip.uconn.edu

Student Showcase

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Storrs Campus
Arjona, Second Floor

Showcasing the work of students in our COMM courses

Contact Information: Department of Communication, 860-486-6734

Communication Showcase

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018

12:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Storrs Campus
South Reading Room, Wilbur Cross

Do you want a chance to see what students create in their Communication courses? At the Communication Showcase, students have an opportunity to display their work from courses in Communication.

Contact Information: Department of Communication, 860-486-6734

Student Showcase

Thursday, December 6th, 2018

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Storrs Campus
Arjona, Second Floor

Showcasing the work of students in our COMM courses

Contact Information: Department of Communication, 860-486-6734

Communication Showcase

Thursday, December 6th, 2018

08:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Storrs Campus
South Reading Room, Wilbur Cross

Do you want a chance to see what students create in their Communication courses? At the Communication Showcase, students have an opportunity to display their work from courses in Communication.

Contact Information: Department of Communication, 860-486-6734

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