On February 11, 2025, Dr. Min Jiang presented a talk titled “The Internet Age from PC to AI” at the Independent Picture House as a part of the UNC Charlotte Ginkgo Residential Guest Speaker Series.

Dr. Bibi Reisdorf recently proposed an international panel on technologies and incarceration for the 2025 International Communication Association, which was accepted. Additionally, Dr. Reisdorf received news that a workshop on digital inclusion and incarceration that she proposed was accepted for the 2025 Net Inclusion Conference

Dr. Erin Basinger recently published an article titled “Dialogue on difference: Fat liberation in communication” in Communication Monographs with colleagues Arroyo, A., Asbury M. B., Fox, R. Otis, H. N., & Miller, N. P. Additionally, Dr. Basinger has been invited to give a talk on the topic of “fat liberation in communication” at North Carolina […]

A book volume that Dr. Min Jiang led in editing, “Digital Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries: How the Global South and Emerging Power Alliances Are Reshaping Digital Governance,” has been published by Cambridge University Press. Open access is available for free public downloading.

Dr. Ashli Stokes was recently a guest on three podcasts about her new co-authored book with Wendy Atkins-Sayre: Hungry Roots: How Food Communicates Appalachia’s Search for Resilience. The shows included: New Books Network, the FRIED Podcast (University of Edinburgh), and Now, Appalachia. Dr. Stokes also gave a talk on her book on January 16th at […]