Monday, April 23, 2018

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., jPad: Brown Bag Lunch — Professional Research in Journalism and Media Studies
Speakers: O'Brien Fellows Erin Richards and Gary Harki

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Axthelm Lecture: Bill Raftery, Alumni Memorial Union

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., jPad: Brown Bag Lunch — Professional Research in Strategic Communication and Communication Studies
Speakers: Brian Meehan President/ Owner of Celtic Advertising

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., jPad: Brown Bag Lunch — Professional Research in Performing Arts and Digital Media
Speaker: Renee Raffaelli Bakken, Managing Editor, WISN-TV

Thursday, April 26, 2018: Research Symposium

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Johnston Hall, 5th floor: Diederich College Poster Session
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Marquette Hall, Room 200: Janet Yang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Communication
State University of New York at Buffalo

The title of Dr. Yang's lecture is Strategic Communication about Climate Change. She will share preliminary results from her research that indicate that alternative framing strategies that communicate the impacts of climate change are effective in influencing climate mitigation behaviors and policy support.

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., jPad: Diederich Research Reception
This event is for faculty and graduate students.