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Banner image: A mural at a memorial site for George Floyd. Photo by munshots on Unsplash.

One year later: How George Floyd鈥檚 death changed us

May 24, 2021

From CU Boulder Today: Researchers (including Sandra Ristovska, assistant professor of media studies), share their expertise, examining four areas in which the U.S. has鈥撯揳nd hasn鈥檛鈥撯揷hanged this past year, and what it could mean for the future of social and political movements, education, policing and justice in America.

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CMCI Now: Spring 2021

May 24, 2021

Read our latest digital issue, full of fresh-picked stories to read, watch and explore!鈦

Spring Blossoms (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)

Announcing the Spring 2021 Dean's List

May 18, 2021

CMCI students who have completed at least 12 credit hours of CU Boulder course work for a letter grade in any single semester and achieve a term grade point average of 3.75 or better are included on the Dean鈥檚 List. They receive a notation on their transcript and a letter from CMCI Founding Dean Lori Bergen. Congratulations to all honorees!

Megan Cunninghame

Class of 2021: Megan Cunninghame

May 3, 2021

Senior Megan Cunninghame spent her time at CU Boulder exploring the ways media shape culture, politics and social structures. Highlights included working as a political marketing intern while studying abroad in the Czech Republic and overcoming her longtime fear of public speaking. Her experiences have taught her to collaborate more effectively, overcome cultural barriers and think critically about the way she interacts with information and people online. With a major in Media Studies, a minor in Political Science and a certificate in International Media, Cunninghame is the Department of Media Studies鈥 William W. White Outstanding Senior.

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Through the Lens of the Law

April 21, 2021

With the award of a $108,000 Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Scholars and Society Fellowship, Assistant Professor Sandra Ristovska is undertaking the first rigorous publicly engaged research project to address the intricacies of 鈥渟eeing鈥 in court. Working in partnership with the American Bar Association鈥檚 Scientific Evidence Committee, her project will systematically examine the use of video as evidence in state and federal court trials (1990-2020) in criminal, immigration and American Indian law.

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Celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week

April 7, 2021

Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week from CMCI and CU Boulder!

Colorado Public Radio 鈥淭he life of Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones鈥

April 2, 2021

Featuring Polly E. Bugros McLean (Media Studies)

Cheddar: 鈥淭he Unintended Consequences Of the Facebook Like Button - The Lightbulb Moment鈥

April 2, 2021

Featuring Samira Rajabi (Media Studies)

CMCI Summer Bootcamp

Register for Summer Session! Scholarships Available

March 16, 2021

Taking courses this summer? CMCI has 20 summer scholarships ($500 each) available for undergraduate students.

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Getting to the bottom of the internet鈥檚 carbon footprint

Feb. 9, 2021

Media Studies scholar鈥檚 project aims to green the internet鈥檚 undersea infrastructure

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