Communication Blog
Talking … with U of M explained
Talking … with U of M is one of several proactive tools the PR team uses to connect journalists with University of Minnesota expertise—particularly for journalists and audiences in Greater Minnesota.
May 16 - Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Engage in conversation, thinking, and learning about access and inclusion at this free online event.
Even Oxford leaves out the Oxford comma sometimes
Like discussing Chevys versus Fords, Canon versus Nikon cameras, or Fender versus Gibson guitars, there has been a lot of passionate discussion around the Oxford, or serial, comma.
Employee engagement with the Dear Minnesota campaign
University Relations internal communicators recently shared Dear Minnesota stories in Brief to spotlight faculty and staff.
Expert alerts explained
Expert Alerts are one of several proactive tools the PR team uses to connect journalists with University of Minnesota expertise. Produced in partnership with unit or college communicators, this tool is a great strategic option for University experts to share insights on a newsworthy subject.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Introduction to manual website accessibility testing
Learn about common manual testing methodologies and simple keyboard and screen reader checks.
Caniuse.com and GA4 data
By importing GA4 data into Caniuse.com, you can learn which features your specific users support, helping make web development decisions.
Internal Communications’ 2024 in/out list
Read the six items on the Twin Cities Internal Communications team's in/out list.
Enhancing digital privacy: Our approach to social media pixels
The use of social media pixels may have unintended consequences such as exposing personally identifiable information to social media companies. This blog post highlights that problem and University Relations' response.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Pope Tech: Measure Website Accessibility
Learn about using Pope Tech to check your website for accessibility issues.