Partnership with The Conversation puts ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ research in national spotlight
A Mississippi State partnership with The Conversation—now in its sixth year—continues to put the university and its outstanding faculty researchers in the national spotlight as scholar authors.
Video by University Television Center
A national nonprofit news analysis and commentary website, publishes faculty-written articles for a general audience under a Creative Commons license, which allows other news sources around the world to republish the content after author approval.
Since 2018, ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ faculty have published more than 125 articles on The Conversation—garnering more than 7.5 million views—with many republished by various media including The Washington Post, CNN, The Guardian, IFLScience, Time, PBS and many more.
Data shows that 55% of contributors to The Conversation are contacted by media for radio, print and television interviews, while 24% see an increase of citations for scholarly articles. Collaboration with other researchers also is a major outcome.
Recognizing the importance of sharing research with a wide variety of audiences, ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ’s Office of Research and Economic Development provides an annual $500 incentive for each ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ faculty member whose work is published in this outlet.
For more information, faculty should contact ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ Office of Public Affairs News Editor Allison Matthews, amatthews@opa.msstate.edu, or OPA Senior Associate Director Harriet Laird, hlaird@opa.msstate.edu, to discuss article ideas and the pitching process. Learn more at .
Funding for ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ’s partnership with The Conversation comes from ORED, Office of Public Affairs and Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President.
ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ is taking care of what matters. Learn more at .