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Creative Activity and Research Grants Winners Announced

The School of Communication has announced the winners of the 2015-2016 Creative Activity and Research Grants. This year, both recipients hail from the Department of Cinema and Interactive Media. Dr. Christina Lane and Professor Dia Kontaxis have been selected by an interdisciplinary committee of peers from the school to receive direct cost funding to support their projects. The goal of this funding mechanism is to support work that results in clear and prominent scholarly and/or creative accomplishments that support the enhanced reputation of the School of Communication. Dr. Lane’s proposed [...]

2019-12-17T19:34:38-05:00April 11, 2016|Motion Pictures|
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Student Films Win Big at MIFF

The University of Miami School of Communication was a big winner at Miami International Film Festival’s (MIFF) CinemaSlam, taking home four out of seven possible awards. SoC films won Best Documentary, Best Actor, Best Director, and Miami CinemaSlam Champion 2016 at the fifth annual local student competition. The UM film I Want to Beat Up Clark Peters, which focuses on getting revenge on a “hook up who hooked up with someone else,” scooped up awards for Best Actor, Best Director, and CinemaSlam Champion. Director Joseph Picozzi, a graduate of the [...]

2019-12-17T19:34:54-05:00March 28, 2016|Motion Pictures|
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Gold Crowns for Ibis and Distraction

University of Miami’s printed editions of the 2014-2015 Distraction magazine and 2015 Ibis yearbook were named Gold Crown winners by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) at Columbia University during the College Media Association conference in New York City on March 13.  “This is a wonderful tribute to the two staffs. I am thrilled and honored to be able to work with such a talented and dedicated group of University of Miami students,” said Randy Stano, the editorial adviser for the two publications. Ibis was one of three college Gold [...]

2019-12-17T19:35:09-05:00March 15, 2016|Journalism|
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Faculty Wins Best of Competition for Mobile App at BEA

Running into high school friend Meghana Reddy in Manhattan sent Professor Clay Ewing on a journey that would eventually result in a 2016 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Best of Competition award for ROC United Mobile Diners’ Guide.  In 2012, Clay Ewing, interactive media professor at University of Miami School of Communication, ran into Reddy at a subway stop by the Apple Store in Chelsea. At the time, Reddy was working for Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United), a national organization dedicated to bettering the wages and working conditions of the [...]

2019-12-17T19:35:23-05:00March 14, 2016|Interactive Media|
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Ibis Wins Awards from ACP, CSPA

Ibis, University of Miami’s yearbook, was named one of the 14 college yearbook Pacemaker Finalists by the Associated Collegiate Press for its issue from the 2014 – 2015 academic year. According to Randy Stano, the editorial adviser for Ibis, the yearbook has received 13 Pacemaker Finalists and has won eight Pacemaker Awards. This is the top honor that a publication can receive from ACP. “This is outstanding news for the entire staff for all the hard work. The dedication and long hours have paid off,” Stano said. The editor-in-chief for [...]

2019-12-17T19:35:34-05:00March 7, 2016|Journalism|
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Establishment of the Media Management Association Awards

Supported by the Department of Journalism and Media Management (JMM), the Media Management Association (MMA) will present its first awards ceremony recognizing outstanding undergraduate student works in the media management area at the Annual Student Media Awards on Tuesday, April 26. The submission deadline is Thursday, April 14, 5:00 p.m. Winners will be notified before the event. "I am thrilled that we now have a formal process to reward students interested in the media business for their research, analytical, and creative achievements," commented Professor Michel Dupagne, the MMA faculty adviser. [...]

2019-12-17T19:35:50-05:00March 4, 2016|Media Management|
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UM Faculty, Doctoral Students, Alumnae Recognized by National Communication Association

Several professors, Ph.D. students, and alumnae from the University of Miami School of Communication received awards and recognition at the National Communication Association’s (NCA) 101st Annual Convention in November.  Professors Dr. Susan Morgan, Dr. Nick Carcioppolo, Dr. Don Stacks, and Dr. Diane Millette, Ph.D. candidate Elena Chudnovskaya, and alumnae Dr. Qinghua “Candy” Yang and Dr. Zongchao “Cathy” Li were acknowledged for their outstanding research in the field of communication. Dr. Susan Morgan received the NCA Distinguished Health Communication Scholar Award, which recognizes a lifetime of achievement in the area of [...]

2019-12-17T19:36:04-05:00December 11, 2015|Communication Studies|
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Distraction Wins Crown Finalist

Distraction Magazine has won a Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University. The Crown Awards honor top student publications, which are judged on their design, photography, concept, coverage, and writing.  All of the publications are acknowledged as Silver Crowns, except for a select few which will be announced as Gold Crowns at the ceremony in New York City in March of 2016. Only 12 college printed magazines have been recognized as a Crown Finalist this year.  This is the second time that Distraction’s printed edition has [...]

2019-12-17T19:36:17-05:00October 12, 2015|Journalism|
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SoC Professor Nominated for Third Emmy

Professor Jeffrey Stern was nominated for his third Emmy in the category Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series as Dialogue Editor on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Stern has been with the show for all five seasons.  As dialogue editor, he is responsible for editing everything that is recorded during production-- and he is given only six days to edit all the recordings he is given. “It’s definitely a sprint more than a marathon,” Stern said. Being a professor and a dialogue editor for an Emmy-winning show are both time [...]

2019-12-17T19:36:30-05:00September 21, 2015|Communication Studies|
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MFA Graduate Tim Warren Wins International Award for Whiskey Spot

Tim Warren, a School of Communication Cinema and Interactive Media M.F.A. graduate in motion pictures, won a Finalist award at the New York Festivals’ International Advertising Awards for his Master’s thesis highlighting the mystique of the Johnnie Walker brand.  The student spot was shot in South Florida, the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, and New York City. More than 60 industry professionals worked in sub-zero weather conditions, with a full special effects team, elite lighting crew and camera equipment, and the only Milo Motion Control Camera Rig in the [...]

2019-12-17T19:36:46-05:00August 26, 2015|Advertising, Motion Pictures|
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