The new collective just picked up one of the first Wisconsin Exchange grants, which promotes dialogue across difference on campus.
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Bringing Communication Arts Expertise to Campus-Wide Programs
In an era where disagreements often lead to division, Communication Arts is building space to practice having difficult conversations and deepen our understanding of others’ ideas as well as our own. This has made Communication …
How To: Wager Wisely
Sports betting can be fun and socially rewarding, but only if you do it safely. Communication Arts professor Jason Kido Lopez has four tips to help you keep from losing your shirt.
New Study Reveals Online PFAS Information from Public Sources Can Fall Short and Leave Public Without Enough Guidance
Herndon, VA, April 2, 2026 — Exposure to “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), has been linked to serious health issues, like immune system damage, cancers, pregnancy complications and liver damage. A new study, …
Talk Title: ‘S’ Certification and Sex-Education Films in India with Darshana Mini
Between the 1960s-1990s, the Films Division of India (FD) produced a slew of family planning films that aligned with India’s national development goals and advocated for the nuclear family.
“The Most Challenging Argument to Make”: Feelings of Safety in Dark Sky Advocacy
This essay presents dark sky advocacy as an ideal subject for communication scholars, and it also extends research on the role of feeling in the practice and study of environmental communication.
Darshana Mini Receives Honorable Mention for MLA’s Scaglione Prize for South Asian Studies
Darshana Sreedhar Mini, associate professor of film at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is receiving an honorable mention for Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India, published by the University of California Press.
Latine Comic Collective—A Positive Force for Belonging and Cultural Expression with Latine Middle & High School Newcomers
Art projects can be a transformative force for Latine youth, offering a vibrant avenue for self-expression and cultural pride.
Looking Up That Lost Love
Ever wondered what an old flame is up to? For better or worse, an answer
might be just a click away
Gender and Migration in Media: From Research to Action
The 4W Gender and Migration in Media project hosts screenings, book discussions and invited talks centered around gendered representations and nuances around migration in media. The effort explores migration both within and across boundaries of all kinds – national, cultural, geographic and more – and studies the different ways stories of migrants and refugees are narrated and represented.