Pinnacle Communication News

Hasinoff on New CO Sexting Bill

May 30, 2017

The balance struck by House Bill 17-1302 has been sought for years by Amy Hasinoff, Communication Assistant Professor (and the author of Sexting Panic ). Hasinoff maintains, "Laws in a lot of states essentially say that whether you sext with consent or with malicious intent, we're going to give you...

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Fields on Youth Football

March 14, 2017

Sarah Fields, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Communication, discusses changes in youth football to prevent head injuries. Morning Edition Talk NPR Morning Edition, Feb 6

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Bean Research on Emergency Communication

Nov. 22, 2016

Recent terror activities brought attention back to a paper published in March in The Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management by Associate Professor of Communication Hamilton Bean and colleagues, investigating how people interpreted W.E.A.s during an unfamiliar event. Cellphone Alerts Used in New York to Search for Bombing Suspect New...

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Hasinoff Continues as a Go-to on Sexting

Sept. 27, 2016

Amy Adele Hasinoff, Assistant Professor of Communication, continues to discuss how teen sexting should be addressed by the legal system, schools and parents after her recent book Sexting Panic , won the National Communication Association's 2016 Diamond Anniversary Book Award . So your kid’s been caught sexting. Now what? Colorado...

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Hasinoff in New York Times

May 10, 2016

Assistant Professor of Communication Amy Adele Hasinoff argues that teen sexting should not be criminalized and instead efforts should be focused on teaching sexual consent and preventing sexual violence. Teenage sexting is not child porn New York Times, April 4

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Black History Month "Black Lives Matter" Event a Success

March 8, 2016

Each year the Black Staff and Faculty Association (BSFA) celebrates Black History month -- this year’s event was bigger than ever with support and participation from area local schools, community and the university. Activities included breakout sessions by Associate Vice Chancellor of Diversity & Inclusion (and Communication Professor) Brenda J...

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New Acting Associate Dean for Student Success: Sarah Fields

Nov. 24, 2015

Sarah K. Fields, J.D., Ph.D., from the Department of Communication, will be the new Acting Associate Dean for Student Success effective January 1, 2016. Fields received her Ph.D. in American Studies in 2000 from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; her Master of Arts in American Studies in 1996...

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Faculty Fellows to Bring Attention to Denver's Pressing Social Issues via Multimedia Installations

Sept. 29, 2015

An innovative project — using multimedia installations to draw attention to some of Denver’s most pressing social issues — ushers in a new era for cross-disciplinary research at the University of Colorado Denver. The team of research fellows from different CU Denver schools and colleges represent the pilot year of...

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CLAS Well Represented at 40 Under 40

May 5, 2015

A quarter of this year's Denver Business Journal "Forty Under 40" class represent the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus, making a strong statement about how our graduates go on to successful careers while also giving back to the community. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences proudly...

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CLAS Alumni Among DBJ's Top 40 Under 40

May 6, 2014

This year's Denver Business Journal "40 Under 40 Award" winner list included two CLAS alumni: Kelli Kelly (BA ’98 Communication) current diversity and outreach manager for Parsons Corporation, and Sabrina D’Agosta (MA’03 Political Science) current policy and communications unit director for the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration. Selected from...

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