June 24, 2021 | Humanities News, Features, and Other Updates

Day: June 24, 2021

Julia Barnes Recognized at Society for Technical Communication Summit

Published June 24, 2021

Scientific and technical communication (STC) undergraduate student Julia Barnes was awarded a Sigma Tau Chi/Alpha Sigma (STX/AS) honor June 8 at the Virtual Summit of the Society for Technical Communication.

Barnes was one of four students recognized in a ceremony that honored more than 20 STC professionals from around the world.

“Bad Info” Project Funded by Michigan Humanities Grant

Published June 24, 2021

Dr. Stefka Hristova and Dr. Sue Collins (HU) have been awarded a grant by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, for their project “Bad Info: Fake News, Manipulated Photographs, and Social Influencers.”

This project explores issues of media literacy in relation to the spread of mis- and dis-information. It aims to educate college students as well as our local community more broadly on how to identify fabricated news, manipulated photographs, and social influencers and their infomercials, in digital media and social media contexts.

This initiative is a collaborative effort involving the Department of Humanities, J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library, and Copper Country Community Art Center. Bad Info features three exhibits, four workshops, film screenings, panel discussions, and keynote experts in information literacy.

The series of events will run from October 2021 through the spring semester 2022.