If you don’t know how to use media, media will use you. The Department of Film and Media Studies helps students become thoughtful viewers and skillful producers of moving image media—a cultural force ...

The minor in media studies at CMDI allows students to explore media theory, popular culture, history, criticism, practices, technology and emerging cultures. Students can choose one of three ...

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ...

Short-term breaks from social media could significantly improve youth mental health, but they don’t necessarily reduce overall screen time, suggests a new study published in the Journal of the ...

A small study of teens and tweens found an association between time spent on social media and severity of tics, according to preliminary results released Monday. Tics are compulsive, often repetitive ...

As parents continue to wonder whether social media is truly harming their kids, research is mounting that it does. Now, a new study suggests the answer may be largely tied to how many hours they log ...

Use of social media has been linked to mental health issues, especially in adolescents. Now, recent surveys, including one released March 19, 2024, reveal that attitudes toward social media are ...