Thomas Corrigan, professor of communication and media, spoke at a recent fundraiser for KVCR on the importance of local news media. Research, he said, has shown “that where local news disappears, corruption and polarization rise, voter participation falls, people feel less connected, and communities find themselves unprepared for crises.”
Stacey Fraser (music), Lorraine Hedtke (special education rehabilitation and counseling), Marc Robinson (history), Stuart Sumida (biology), Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), Sant Khalsa (art, emerita) Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) and Lucy Lewis (music) were mentioned in recent news media coverage.
Marc Robinson and Tiffany Jones (history), Meredith Conroy (political science), Guy Hepp (anthropology), Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and research was published by the following faculty: Yasemin Dildar (economics), Eric Vogelsang (sociology), Keting Chen, Kevin Rosales, Lisa Looney (all child development), and Zachary Powell and Sishi Wu (both criminal justice).
Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), Enrique Murillo (education) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were included in recent news coverage.
Emily Loveland (social work) published research on the impact that COVID-19 had on young people’s mental health, and Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
Thomas Corrigan (communication and media), comments on the lack of news media serving the Inland Empire, Mike Stull (entrepreneurship) talks about a new program supporting veteran entrepreneurs in Riverside County, and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) was interviewed about the latest hate crime statistics.
Thomas Corrigan (communication studies) discussed the problem of the Inland Empire’s “news mirage” and changes he believes are needed to ensure the region is served with quality journalism, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about far-right extremists’ embrace of Elon Musk’s straight arm gesture at a presidential inauguration event last week.
Thomas (T.C.) Corrigan (media studies) wrote about the Inland Empire “news mirage,” and Stuart Sumida (biology) was part of a team that presented research on the benefits of using non-traditional field trip locations.
Thomas Corrigan (media studies) discussed the state of journalism in the Inland Empire, Stacy Ortiz (education) was interviewed about the upcoming LEAD Summit XIII, Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) commented on a UC regents’ decision regarding obtaining non-lethal, military-grade equipment for its campus police, and Meredith Conroy (political science) contributed to an article about the GOP stance on abortion during the 2024 election.