Our next meeting, Monday 4/16

Our next HCRG meeting will be Monday, April 16 from 12 to 1 p.m. in 3116 Derby Hall. The first half-hour will be open discussion, and Dr. Robert Agunga will present from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Below is a description of his presentation.

Dr. Robert Agunga, Associate Professor in Agricultural Communication with a courtesy associate professor appointment in the School of Communication, a member of the Health Communication Group, and a 2007/8 Fulbright Scholar will present his research on "Communication and poverty reduction in Africa."

As a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Agunga will spend a year at the University of Malawi, Bunda College of Agriculture, in southern Africa where he will assist in developing a graduate curriculum in development communication and conduct field research on communication for poverty reduction toward a book on Communication for development in Africa that will focus on the role of communication in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.