Susan Jacobson will present “It takes a village to build a sea level rise app: Informing citizens about climate change in Miami,” at the International Communication Association‘s annual conference in Fukuoaka, Japan. She is presenting this paper, co-authored with the eyesontherise.org team, on a panel sponsored by the International Environmental Communication Association titled “New/Emerging Information and Communication[…]

Eyesontherise.org team member, Robert (Ted) Gutsche, Jr., has been invited to speak about the project’s engagement at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Iowa in March. He will attend a conference focused on encouaraging more faculty and graduate students to collaborate outside of classrooms, such as what has occurred with eyesontherise.org.

Juliet Pinto has been named as Interim Executive Director of FIU’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, beginning Jan. 4, 2016. Her appointment comes as the SJMC is integrating with fellow units in the College of Architecture and the Arts. It is an exciting time for all involved! Read her appointment announcement here.

Juliet Pinto and Susan Jacobson presented their environmental communication work related to Eyes on the Rise at a COSEE Florida Science Cafe on Communicating Science in Miami’s Changing Environment on Dec. 8. A full house of South Florida environmentalists gathered at Gramp’s Cafe in Wynwood for the talk.