🏆 Nominate the ComSHER Article of the Year! Seeking outstanding 2025 research in science, health, environmental, & risk communication.

📢 Graduate students – don't miss this! AEJMC ComSHER FREE panel: "Preparing Competitive Grant Applications" 🗓 April 15 | 3-4 PM ET | Zoom (QR on poster) Learn how to write strong proposals, avoid pitfalls, and align with funders + live Q&A. Share with your fellow grad students 🎓

TODAY is the deadline! Submit your paper by 11:59 PM (CT). You’ve got this! 🤞

⏳ Only 2 days left to submit to the #AEJMC26 paper competition! ComSHER is accepting full papers only. Read the call & submit: community.aejmc.org/communicatin... Want to help with reviews? Sign up here: aejmc.secure-platform.com/site/judgeso...

📢 Postdoc opening – Science Communication, University of Zurich 3-year position (start Sept 2026). Seeking strong empirical researchers interested in science communication and related topics, including AI, climate change, health, etc. Deadline: April 15, 2026 Apply: jobs.uzh.ch/offene-stell...

Submitting to ComSHER? Don't forget to sign up as a reviewer. A small step that makes a big difference 😇

⏰ As the AEJMC submission deadline approaches, ComSHER kindly invites all authors to volunteer as reviewers. Eligible reviewers include post-comps PhD students and PhD holders. Your support makes the conference possible! 🫶 👉 Sign up here: aejmc.secure-platform.com/site/judgeso...

Reminder: We are accepting submissions. Full papers only this year.

Reminder: Faculty & students are invited to submit original research for the 2026 AEJMC Conference Paper Competition. Full papers and research-in-progress are both offered. Deadline to submit is April 1, 11:59 pm CDT. Be sure to read the call instructions: www.aejmc.org/aejmc-events...

🎓 On the academic job market? Wondering what Year One as faculty really looks like? Join COMSHER's online panel: "From the Job Market to Year One: Early-Career Faculty Perspectives." 📅 03/12/2026 from 4 to 5pm (ET) 🔗 ufl.zoom.us/j/9282719456... Practical advice + live Q&A for grad students!

It's March! One month to the AEJMC submission deadline. Looking forward to seeing everyone in New Orleans! 🤗

The ComSHER Spring Newsletter is out! 🎉 Inside: messages from division leadership, conference panel previews, Graduate Student Committee updates, the paper call, and reviewer sign-up information. Read it here: community.aejmc.org/communicatin... #ComSHER #AEJMC

📌 Job Posting Health Communication Assistant Professor Tenure Track, California State University, Fresno. ⏳ Application deadline: March 12, 2026 👉 Full details & apply: careers.fresnostate.edu/en-us/job/55...

📌 Job Posting Assistant Professor in Astronomy & Society @ Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands. ⏳ Application deadline: March 27, 2026 👉 Full details & apply: careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...

Interested in science, tech & policy? PhD opportunity (4-yr GRA) in Environmental Science & Policy at George Mason University (starts May 2026). Apply 👉 Email [email protected] with CV, brief interest letter & 2 refs. #PhD #SciComm insideucr.ucr.edu/stories/2026...

AEJMC 2026 | New Orleans August 5-8, 2026 (pre-conference: Aug 4) Paper competition submissions are open, with a deadline of April 1. Great scholarship + great food + great city 🌆 We'd love to see strong participation from our division! #AEJMC #ComSHER

📣 AEJMC SCT Best Practices in Teaching – 2026 The 21st annual competition recognizes innovative, class-tested teaching practices in journalism & mass communication. 2026 theme: Nurturing Harmony and Health in Higher Education Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 | 11:59 p.m. CT Full call: tinyurl.com/ptx22szr

📌 TT Faculty Position in Communication @ Clemson University Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor 📍 Clemson University (R1) 🗓 Start: Aug 15, 2026 ⏳ Deadline: Feb 16, 2026 Research + teaching across strategic, health, sport, media/tech comm. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/180356

📢 2026 New Perspectives Fellowship The Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute @utah.edu invites nominations for an early-career scholar doing innovative communication research. 💰 $3,000 research award 📍 Campus visit + public talk (Fall 2026) ⏰ Deadline: March 31, 2026 Details in image ⬇️

📢 ComSHER @AEJMC 2026 is now accepting submissions! We welcomes paper submissions on science, health, environment, and risk communication. 👉 Full papers only this year (no extended abstracts). Details here: higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEJMC/680a77...

📢 Call for Papers Communication Horizons Conference 2026 “Communication in the Age of AI & Algorithms” 📍 UC Davis | 📅 May 15–17, 2026 500-word extended abstracts due March 1, 2026 (Anywhere on Earth) More info: communication.ucdavis.edu/horizonconf2... #ComSHER

🎓 Another opportunity for #ComSHER grad students! Join the Concept Speed Round on Zoom 🗓️ Thurs., Jan. 29 | ⏰ 5 PM ET Share a research concept in a 3-minute talk or learn from others in this low-stakes, fast-paced session. Presenter spots (15 max): tinyurl.com/tfzz3vxa Attend: tinyurl.com/4vumsx86

📣 Calling all #ComSHER grad students! The ComSHER GSC (Graduate Student Committee) Mentorship Program is back! Connect with experienced grad students for support or share your skills as a mentor. Sign up as a mentee, mentor, or both! Complete the survey by Jan. 30: 👉 forms.gle/JhF7m5gyjzRn...

AEJMC Award for Excellence in Teaching: Nominations due by October 30. This new award, sponsored by the AEJMC Standing Committee on Teaching, recognizes excellence in teaching in mass communication, journalism, communication, and related fields. higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEJMC/680a77...

Seeking Reviewers for AEJMC's Emerging Scholar Grant Program: Evaluate nomination materials according to the award criteria, and provide written feedback or scores by Monday, Dec., 1. Please submit your interest by Fri., October 17, via this Google Form: bit.ly/ESreviewerAEJ

Special Issue Call! 📣 Health Communication will dedicate a special issue, titled “Mental Health Mass Communication: Advancements in Optimizing and Safeguarding Mental Health Messaging,” to expand the conceptual and empirical foundation of message-based mental health promotion.

AEJMC’s Standing Committee on Research seeks nominations for its Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award. Nominations are due October 15, 2025. higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AEJMC/680a77...

As we transition to a new term, we wanted to thank our 2024-2025 ComSHER Executive Board for their service to the division. Thank you!

As we transition to a new term, we wanted to thank our 2024-2025 ComSHER Media Team for their service to the division. Thank you!

As we transition to a new term, we wanted to thank our 2024-2025 ComSHER Graduate Student Committee for their service to the division. Thank you!

The COMSHER Graduate Student Committee is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 term. Last year, the committee organized two virtual conference and publishing-focused events and a coffee hour social at AEJMC. This year, they’ll continue those efforts and relaunch their peer mentorship program.

Job Alert! 📣 @UTJEM is seeking the next Julia G. and Alfred G. Hill Chair of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Medical Writing (Full Professor or Professor of Practice) to begin August 1, 2026. Check out the link below for more information: apply.interfolio.com/169989

📣 Job Alert! Augusta University's Department of Communication is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Integrated Strategic Communication with opportunities to teach in the areas of Health Communication, Campaigns, and Social Media! May!

Excited and humbled to have received the Sharon Dunwoody Excellence in Mentoring Award at the 2025 @comsher.bsky.social Convention!Thanks so much to the former students and colleagues who have nominated me, working and learning from all of you is what makes academic life worthwhile!

Don't miss out on our last paper session for ComSHER! It's time to dive into environmental journalism, healthcare news coverage and more! #AEJMC25

Couldn’t fit all the moments into one post—here are more snapshots from this fantastic session! 📸 #AEJMC25

Wow—what an inspiring and thought-provoking #ComSHER Top Paper session! 🎉 Huge congrats to all the amazing award winners! #AEJMC25

Here are more highlights from this fantastic session! 📸 #ComSHER #AEJMC25

Earlier today, #ComSHER brought together incredible presenters for our refereed research paper session on Navigating the AI Frontier—packed with fresh ideas and lively discussion! 🚀 #AEJMC25

More of the very interesting poster presentations we saw yesterday evening at the ComSHER poster session! #AEJMC25

Thank you to all of the presenters at yesterday evening's ComSHER poster session! #AEJMC25

Check out some of the presenters yesterday evening at the ComSHER poster session!

ICYMI: There was a great panel yesterday with presenters from ComSHER on Leveraging LLMs in the Classroom. The presenters offered lots of guidance on ethically incorporating AI when teaching. #AEJMC25

It's time to recognize the best of the best! Our Top Paper Session will take place today (in Salon 7) at 4:45 p.m. and feature top faculty and student papers. Congratulations to all of our top paper recipients! #AEJMC25

We were so excited to see ComSHER representation among this year's Emerging Scholars! Join us at 1:15 p.m. in Salon 5/6 today to hear about @dr_sisihu and @ContGinger's project, "Breaking the Stigma: How TikTokers Frame and De-stigmatize Childless Women." #AejmcAwards #AEJMC25

ComSHER has multiple paper sessions taking place today! We hope to see you there! #AEJMC25

Our #AEJMC25 panel “Visualize Science Communication for Impactful Journalism” is happening now at Pacific C [4FL]! We have panelists from academia, foundation and journalism joining us to share perspective on visual credibility in the age of Generative AI. @aejmc.bsky.social

📢 Don't miss our upcoming PFR Panel Session: "Reporting on Addiction: When Is It OK to Let Your Sources Tell You What to Cover?" 📢 Time: 3 pm to 4:15 pm Location: Salon 14 #AEJMC25

📢 Don't miss our upcoming Teaching Panel Session: "Leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) in the Classroom: Strategic Approaches for Faculty and Students" 📢 Time: 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm Location: Salon 5/6 #AEJMC25

📢 Don't miss our upcoming PFR Panel Session: "Visualize Science Communication for Impactful Journalism" 📢 Time: 11:30 am to 12:45 pm Location: Pacific C #AEJMC25