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U-M experts available to comment on Michigan primary
Media Advisory ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan voters return to the polls Feb. 28 for the Republican primary, and University of Michigan experts can provide their analysis.

Q&A: Stanford’s Morris Fiorina on Santorum’s rise and a dissatisfied Republican Party
Santorum is surging in the polls, Romney is having a hard time relating to voters and there's a real possibility the GOP could have no nominee by the time the convention rolls around, says political scientist Morris Fiorina.

Representatives from Around Pacific Region Attend Free Trade Negotiations at School of International
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade negotiations recently took place at UC San Diego's School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS).

David and Helen Gurley Brown Gift to Create Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia and Stanford
J-School and Stanford Engineering announce joint gift from David and Helen Gurley Brown Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and Stanford University's School of Engineering today

Multitasking Can Be Done Differently, Affect Perceptions of Work Practices
AUSTIN, Texas — In an age in which "multitasking" is often cited as a core competency for employees, organizational communication researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have begun to better understand the nuances of how different individuals accomplish multiple tasks. Such nuances can be important to organizations wanting to hire the right individual for a job and for employees seeking the best organizational and cultural fit.

Pulitzer’s New York World Reborn as Online News Site
Last fall, a private bus company operating under a city contract permitted its passengers, primarily Orthodox Jews, to enforce a religious tradition—in order to prevent physical between the sexes, women were required to sit in the back of the bus.

Stanford, Columbia get a joint $30 million gift for media innovation
The gift establishes a first-of-its-kind bi-coastal Institute for Media Innovation, bringing together the best in West Coast technology with East Coast content.

Four decades - and counting - of feminist journalism
At a Stanford panel discussion, editors, activists and bloggers come together to salute Ms. magazine and consider the future.

The feminist struggle continues, Gloria Steinem says, encouraging a Stanford audience toward ’one new subversive thing’
The co-founder of Ms. magazine celebrates the 40th anniversary of the pioneering publication. She also said there needs to be more cooperation among various rights movements.

U-M experts available to comment on the State of the Union address
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - University of Michigan faculty are available to discuss tonight's State of the Union address, in which President Barack Obama will talk about the economy, taxes and other issues.

UCLA political scientist heads to Iowa, New Hampshire for survey of presidential campaign
After watching in frustration as the nation's press corps has written the history of one presidential election after another, UCLA political scientist Lynn Vavreck finally decided something had to give.

New Global Center Opens in Istanbul
The University launched its sixth Global Center in Istanbul in early November with a series of events and scholarly panels in that city attended by University President Lee C. Bollinger , Inter

Cyndi Stivers Named Editor-in-Chief of Columbia Journalism Review
Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) announced today that Cyndi Stivers has been appointed the editor-in-chief of the publication.

’Chronicling Trauma’: New book explores intersection of journalism, fiction, traumatic violence
Some items about some British and American authors: Poet and essayist Charles Lamb had a sister who stabbed their mother to death.

Former counsel for WikiLeaks and Julian Assange to deliver 26th annual Silha Lecture at U of M Oct. 4
The University of Minnesota's 26th annual Silha Lecture, “Free Speech and the Digital Challenge Around the Globe: A Conversation with Mark Stephens,” takes place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

Journalism Professor Nasar Explores "Grand Pursuit" of Economic Ideas
What do you do for a follow-up when your first book is a bestseller that wins the National Book Circle Award, is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and gets turned into a movie that wins four Academy Awards?

Stanford’s Michael McFaul nominated as new ambassador to Russia
Michael McFaul, a Stanford political science professor and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, has been nominated by President Obama to serve as the next ambassador to Russia.

Journalism School Announces 2011 Winners of Cabot Prizes for Latin American and Caribbean Reporting
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism has announced the 2011 winners of the Maria Moors Cabot Prizes for outstanding reporting on Latin America and the Caribbean.

U of M School of Journalism hosts events exploring Latino media history Sept. 22-23
Félix Gutiérrez, a nationally acclaimed expert in social media and racial diversity and professor of journalism and communication at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, visits the University of Minnesota on Sept.