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Northwestern’s MS in Communication presents the Renaissance Leadership Retreat/ Certificate, a immersive experience in Italy. Designed to inspire, this retreat honors 4 decades of advancing communication leadership worldwide.

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🚨 New Paper: “Modeling the ‘who’ & ‘how’ of social influence in health practice adoption”
Using data from Kenya, we find that persuasive conversations among close ties, not just exposure, drive behavior change.

By @neelamjmodi , Johan Koskinen, Leslie DeChurch & @noshir

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Noshir Contractor, will be delivering an inaugural address at the ICA India Chapter’s 1st Anniversary Celebration Symposium on April 22, 2025. The event will also feature Prof. Ujwala Chakradeo and Dr. B.P. Sanjay.

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15 Apr

We’re thrilled to share that JACR Volume 53, Issue 1 (2025) is live!

A special shoutout to Noshir Contractor and Leslie DeChurch for their featured Forum article: “We Are a go for launch!"

Read the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/gBvkhV6j

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📢 Announcing the 2025-26 CASBS fellows class

The class is comprised of 33 scholars and practitioners representing 18 U.S. institutions and 12 international institutions and programs.

Meet the 2025-26 fellows: https://bit.ly/4lmkiS2

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