May 1, 2022 Americans spend an average of seven hours on their mobile phones and computers a day, according to Comparitech 2022, a pro-consumer website. All this time looking at screens can lead to pain or tightness in your neck sometimes called “tech neck” from prolonged viewing of screens below eye level. Maybe you take […]
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June 2, 2022 June is Men’s Health Awareness Month, and it is also a great time to set up your annual physical with your primary care doctor. A Cleveland Clinic study showed that only half of the men surveyed make annual visits to their primary care doctor. NorthBay Health Primary Care physician Amanda Adkins, M.D., sees this
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I created this cross-platform social media campaign to help diversify our content and foster growth on our new Instagram page. I had to find, vet, interview and prepare the students for each feature. There are three main components: A social media takeover by an undergraduate student on Instagram and Twitter. The number of tweets varied
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Before my arrival at the College of Engineering and Computing, the Facebook page hadn’t been used in some time, but I knew it was important to tap into. Here are some keys to success: Consistent content Engage with users who comment on posts Content that calls for engagement Images have performed best in my experience
Reposted from the University of Connecticut’s School of Engineering, originally published May 2019 Interviews, editing and narration by Ryley McGinnis Every year, the University of Connecticut’s School of Engineering puts out a multi-media project to showcase senior design, and in 2019 they decided to utilize my podcast experience to produce a podcast showcasing three senior
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Reposted from the UConn Journalism’s Roundup CT, originally published May 2019 Interviews, editing and narration by Ryley McGinnis Derek Slap, Mary Glassman and Lonnie Reed are three Connecticut politicians who began their careers in journalism and made the switch to politics. In this podcast, Slap, Glassman and Reed outline what motivated them to go into
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Reposted from the UConn Journalism’s Roundup CT, originally published November 2018 Collaboration with Ryley McGinnis, Amanda Cabral and Madison Geerlof This podcast was a collaboration between me and two other members of the Roundup CT, a weekly newsletter that also put out multi-media content. In this podcast, I talked to Michael Dinan of the NewCanaanite,
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The next generation of engineers and technology workers need to absorb a lot of technical knowledge during their college career. But three George Mason University professors believe they need to learn much more. Through a National Science Foundation grant, they will teach students about algorithm ethics and the real-world problems they pose.
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No one ever expects natural disasters to strike close to home. But when it does, communities have to spring into action so they can rebuild, and the new Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities is there to help communities build up the infrastructure to do so.
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Electrical and computer engineering students used their engineering skills to fight fires and blast expectations. They brought their education to the real world by designing an autonomous firefighting drone.
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