SOJC advertising student Ally Thomas ’25 used storytelling and science communication to document a global diabetes conference in Amsterdam through a personal lens.

The “Oregon Speaks” podcast series, produced by students in the SOJC’s Multimedia Storytelling Master’s program, explores how Oregonians are navigating civic transition. Episodes are reshared weekly on the Oregonian’s “Beat Check.”

Bryce Newell, SOJC associate professor and David and Nancy Petrone Faculty Fellow, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to conduct research at the University of Copenhagen.

Regina Lawrence, SOJC associate dean and research director of the Agora Journalism Center, has been named interim dean of the SOJC. She will relocate to Eugene and serve a one-year appointment.  

SOJC students learn how to be professional sports writers as they travel the country interviewing athletes for a new gorgeous print publication that rivals professional magazines.

Danny Pimentel, SOJC assistant professor of immersive psychology, won the 2025 Rising Star Award from Augmented World Expo. He was recognized for using immersive technologies to inspire prosocial and pro-environmental behavior.

At a forum for journalists, Ellen Peters, who leads the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research, talked about her research into how the public perceives the danger from wildfire smoke.

Connor Baird, a fourth-year advertising major and student in the Clark Honors College, wrote a feature story about Eugene barber George Dudley that was published in Eugene Weekly.

Francesca Fontana ’17 returned to the SOJC to talk about her financial reporting career at the Wall Street Journal. The SOJC and Clark Honors College played key roles in her development.

Annika Nagat, MA ’24 of Germany studied advertising and brand responsibility as a master’s student while on exchange to the SOJC. Now she works in sustainable advertising.