Brian Ekdale, professor of journalism and mass communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been selected for the 2026-2027 CSSI Faculty Research Fellowship. Ekdale will be advancing his project "Outliers and Amplifiers: Understanding How People and Platforms Drive Political Polarization."

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