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The University Research Magazine Association promotes excellence and professionalism among those who write, edit, design and publish magazines about the research and scholarly activities of a university, nonprofit research center or institute. These publications—aimed at general audiences with an interest in higher education—offer the inside story from a range of disciplines, from music and medicine to earth sciences and engineering. And they stand out in a crowd. In 2008, URMA members collected more awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Congratulations to: Ideation (William and Mary) ::: Bronze medal for best use of resources Illumination (University Of Missouri-Columbia)::: Silver medal for research magazines Illumination--web version (University Of Missouri-Columbia)::: Gold medal Illumination (University Of Missouri-Columbia)::: Two gold medals in visual design catagories Perspectives (Ohio University) ::: Silver medal for editorial design Research (Arizona State University) ::: Gold medal for research magazines Washington State Magazine ::: Bronze medal for special evolution issue and Silver medal for feature writing (Lori Sudermann, writer) Yale Medicine ::: Bronze medal for best article of the year, "Little Mouse, Big Science" And to winners of these awards: Compass (USDA Forest Service) ::: Second Place in the external magazine category from the National Association of Government Communicators Illumination (University Of Missouri-Columbia)::: Merit winner, Society for Publication Designers YORKU (York University, Canada) ::: Gold medal for best magazine (Canadian Council for Advancement of Education) Reminder: Urman Christel Binnie has graciously contributied a post of her Master's in Communication thesis, "Constructing University Brands through University Research Magazines." Find it on the Resources page. President: Indiana University Listserv manager: Penn State University Website : Arizona State University WWW www.urma.org

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