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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · Jul 2

Congratulations! A division with so many amazing faculty and grad students!

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Sara Grady @saramgrady.bsky.social · Jun 26

It’s no surprise that also today a truly huge grassroots effort is delivering THOUSANDS of petitions for SB1 to be put to a public vote. From what I’m hearing, it’s been unpopular across parties and all over the state — but has been news to everyone not working in HE.

Watch this space…

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Sara Grady @saramgrady.bsky.social · Jun 26

Ohio legislators passed SB1 this spring (despite massive outcry). It goes into effect today. Here’s a tiny sliver of what’s happening #highered #DEI

Specifics: compliance.osu.edu/focus-areas/...

List of SB1 requirements, per OSU. Ohio universities are prohibited from having protected class be considered in admissions, have scholarships based on them or have any training or staff dedicated to DEI.

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Jun 16

I am excited to share that @standupforscience.bsky.social is growing!

We are looking to hire several positions including:
- Event and volunteer coordination
- Copywriting (press releases, emails, website, blogs, some social media)
- Data analytics and research (marketing, not science 😉)

🧵

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · Jun 17

To celebrate the end of #ica25, here are some massive cinnamon rolls. Of #python 🐍
#pythonista #herps #herping #pythons #invasive

Coiled Burmese pythons captured during a Florida eradication effort.

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alice e marwick @alicetiara.bsky.social · Jun 16

If you’re leaving #ica25 today get to the airport early!!! It is CRAZY busy, even the Clear line is like 30m

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Craig Shackleton @craigshackleton.com · Jun 15

It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.

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Human-Machine Communication Interest Group @ica-hmc.bsky.social · Jun 15

Our Joint Reception with Communication Science and Biology, Game Studies, and Information Systems is happening tonight right after our HMC Business Meeting!!
When: 6pm, Sunday, June 15th
Where: Centennial B (Regency 3)
Why: Fun and Networking!
😎🤖🥂

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · Jun 14

If you just finished your #ica25 obligations for the day and are wondering--yes, #NoKings protest is ongoing at the Denver statehouse.

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Andrea L. Guzman, PhD @teachguz.bsky.social · Jun 13

Presenting on AI at #ica25 and want to publish your paper? Consider submitting to the special issue, "How does AI change communication?", in the Journal of Language & Social Psychology. Coeditors are Bingjie Liu, Renwen Zhang, and myself. Abstracts due Aug. 1
journals.sagepub.com/page/jls/cal...

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · Jun 13

If you're at #ICA25, would love to see you at our Ohio State reception tonight 7:30-9:30 in the Hyatt Regency, Level 3, Mineral D.

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Jessica Vitak @vitak.bsky.social · Jun 13

In another of my semi-regular posts, for those who have recently gotten reviewer comments on qualitative studies (eg, #cscw2025) & want to know how to respond, check out this document that currently has 13 types of critiques of qual methods and ideas for responding.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Reviewer Critiques (Qualitative Methods) and How to Respond to Them

Reviewer Critiques (Qualitative Methods) and How to Respond to Them Author: Jessica Vitak (+ anyone who adds to the document) About This Document (and a disclaimer) Reviewing is a highly subjective pr...

docs.google.com

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thanks to the panelists, moderator @dkreiss.bsky.social, and @icahdq.bsky.social for sponsoring the #ICA25 U.S. Academy Under Attack panel. Timely messages on sticking to our mission and sticking together while navigating these waters.

two sea otters are floating on their backs in a pool of water .

Alt: two sea otters are floating on their backs in a pool of water

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · Jun 12

hiiiiiii 💙

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · Jun 11

Headed to #ICA25! In the meantime, wondering if there are any #arachnologists or #scorpion experts out there who know the species of the critter below we found in Tuscany. Italian scorpion?

#scorpions #invertebrates #arachnology #entomology 🦂

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Katy Pearce @katypearce.bsky.social · Jun 11

Be smarter than me and take the free 'mall ride' from Union Station to the hotels. #ica25. That was a long walk in the heat, with a backpack.

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Fiona Mathews @fionamathews.bsky.social · May 31

Listen up! It is baby bat season! Please, please, please keep your cat indoors overnight for next few weeks. Seeing multiple cat-damaged or killed bats, some with babies attached.😪 Bats can live >20 years and have just 1 baby/year, so now's a critical time. # bats #cats #conservation #wildlife 🦇

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · May 30

Happy #FrogFriday! Found a party of adorable marsh frogs in Thuringia, Germany. #herping #frogs #frog 🐸

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · May 27

It’s actually hard for me to imagine a more perfect nuclear weapon for kinship ties then the constant assumption of interpersonal recording without permission or consent. Is the atomic bomb of social cohesion.

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Andrea L. Guzman, PhD @teachguz.bsky.social · May 27

🚨CFP Alert!🚨I'm one of the co-editors for the special issue "How Does Artificial Intelligence Change Communication?" for the Journal of Language & Social Psychology. Details in link. Please share. journals.sagepub.com/page/jls/cal...
#academicsky #commsky

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · May 28

A good mantra to live by!

Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · May 27

For any fans of bad horror films, this shot made it look like a Ghoulie:

#turtles #herps #TurtleTuesday

Snapping turtle with a bloody mouth looking as if it has human-like teeth. It doesn't.

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · May 27

Sorry to the turtle friend for the prodding to keep it from going back into the road. The only injury I could detect was some blood on its head, so I hope it's okay.

I freeze framed a couple of shots from the video. Mid-snap:

#turtles #herps #TurtleTuesday

Snapping turtle mid snap. Its mouth is partially open and its eye appears closed. It looks creepy.

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · May 27

Sometimes friends wonder why I carry certain tools in my bag. Welp, this is one reason snake hooks are real handy.

Snapping turtles aren't known for their hospitality. I'm sure it wasn't feeling any friendlier after being accosted by a pickup...
#turtles #herps #TurtleTuesday

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Jesse Fox @commfox.bsky.social · May 27

For #TurtleTuesday, here's a large friend I found in the middle of a blind curve in #Kentucky. Shell just under 2 ft long. I had to park and run back about a quarter mile, and unfortunately I saw him get clipped by a truck before I got there. But, he was still moving...

#turtles #herps 🐢

A very large snapping turtle peeking out of its mossy shell.

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