{"id":329,"date":"2023-02-11T22:09:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T03:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cics.utk.edu\/?page_id=329"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:30:23","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/","title":{"rendered":"CCI Research &amp; Innovation Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aca269f84e0dbacabfee426e37398dbd\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-131\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/themes\/utkwds\/assets\/images\/bkg-cot-imagedark.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-smokey-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-5781b314 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-text-cta-media has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-221ced23 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c39a6912 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"utkwds-superhead has-condensed-font-family has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">empowering research &amp; innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CCI RESEARCH &amp; INNOVATION CENTER<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Communication and Information&#8217;s Research and Innovation Center (RIC), facilitates world-class research and innovative activities to find answers for information and communication problems organizations face. RIC focuses on supporting the diverse research talent of faculty, staff, and students at CCI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-utkwds-right-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/web-7-23-25_iLab-Stock_438-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"An adorable small, white robot with a cartoon face sits by a student on a laptop. A faculty member sits in the background working on a computer in a cubicle. \" class=\"wp-image-16502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/web-7-23-25_iLab-Stock_438-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/web-7-23-25_iLab-Stock_438-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/web-7-23-25_iLab-Stock_438-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/web-7-23-25_iLab-Stock_438.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-icon-text has-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-92536adf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:0;flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/torch_rgb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16594\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:250px;height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/torch_rgb.png 250w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/torch_rgb-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-billboard-divider has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:70%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/researchers\/tap-the-torch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tap the Torch<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CCI\u2019s requisite mechanism for initiating RIC assistance if you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>are planning to submit any grant proposal or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>are participating in a non-CCI proposal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>would like to discuss research ideas or funding opportunities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>would like support with IRB application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>would like more information about the CCI Innovation Labs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-cta-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/researchers\/resources\/#proposal\">When is my proposal due?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull utkwds-subject-3up is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6cf80abc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-93565cdf wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-4b4b4b-ffffff-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-15020\" alt=\"The back of a woman's head is shown as she holds blue sticky notes in her left hand and places a note on a white sheet of paper on the wall.\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Fac-Staff-10_14_22-28.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Fac-Staff-10_14_22-28.png 1200w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Fac-Staff-10_14_22-28-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Fac-Staff-10_14_22-28-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Fac-Staff-10_14_22-28-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3514185bb05f04411c8e7f961b219db5\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.017), 2rem);\">Research Affinities<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f1d49814 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p>Research Affinities help CCI envision the different ways we can work together to produce quality scholarship. Collaboration across disciplines creates robust scholarship that positively impacts the communities we serve, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/researchers\/research-affinities\/\">Research affinities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-93565cdf wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-4b4b4b-ffffff-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14717\" alt=\"Faculty sit on couches in a circle during a research discussion.\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Research-Futurist-Discussion_July-10-2023-13-1.png\" style=\"object-position:69% 7%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"69% 7%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Research-Futurist-Discussion_July-10-2023-13-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Research-Futurist-Discussion_July-10-2023-13-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Research-Futurist-Discussion_July-10-2023-13-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Research-Futurist-Discussion_July-10-2023-13-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b278e73aefd2f5076b592c09b72036fd\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.017), 2rem);\">Information Integrity Institute<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f1d49814 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p>The Information Integrity Institute was established in 2023 to facilitate research and focus on areas of ever-growing importance in the age of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/information-integrity-institute\/\">Information Integrity Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-93565cdf wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-4b4b4b-ffffff-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16153\" alt=\"The iLab is show with cubicles featuring two rows of cubicles, two to a row, each with computers, keyboards, and a nice desk chair. In front of the cubicles on the far wall is a large screen.\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/web-in-iLab_154.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/web-in-iLab_154.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/web-in-iLab_154-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/web-in-iLab_154-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/web-in-iLab_154-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5fd8e32e838b9931deed01031c29284\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.017), 2rem);\">CCI Innovation Labs<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f1d49814 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p>CCI Innovation labs serve our faculty, staff, students, community, and industry and include the Adam Brown Social Media Command Center, the Message Effects Lab, and the User eXperience Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/innovation-labs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CCI Innovation labs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-93565cdf wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-4b4b4b-ffffff-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1799\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16472\" alt=\"Torchbearer from a distance with orange and pink tulips in the foreground.\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/3-22-24_Torch-Bearer-with-Flowers_005.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/3-22-24_Torch-Bearer-with-Flowers_005.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/3-22-24_Torch-Bearer-with-Flowers_005-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/3-22-24_Torch-Bearer-with-Flowers_005-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/3-22-24_Torch-Bearer-with-Flowers_005-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/3-22-24_Torch-Bearer-with-Flowers_005-1025x1536.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2adf94ef01eca3a9ffc0d5f58018df23\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.017), 2rem);\">Land-grant Mission<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f1d49814 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p>RIC strives to create a more just, prosperous, and sustainable future across the disciplines at UT, among Tennesseans, and with communities around the world. In this, we are fulfilling the mission of a land-grant institution, which means using scholarship, service, and teaching to overcome the challenges faced by people in the areas we serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-utkwds-single-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/about\/land-grant-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Land-grant mission<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-smokey-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f0342b05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c0b0181 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.761), 1.6rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-x-large-font-size\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-3 has-dates column-rule wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/blog\/2026\/05\/21\/tombras-school-hosts-inaugural-showcase-highlighting-student-work-faculty-research-and-industry-connections\/'>Tombras School Hosts Inaugural Showcase Highlighting Student Work, Faculty Research, and Industry Connections<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-21T08:35:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 21, 2026<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/blog\/2026\/03\/10\/a-student-led-project-with-real-impact-the-future-of-human-robot-interaction\/'>A Student-Led Project with Real Impact: The Future of Human-Robot Interaction<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-03-10T11:26:51-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">March 10, 2026<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/blog\/2025\/12\/18\/from-classroom-curiosity-to-published-research-sis-faculty-and-alumni-explore-how-museums-manage-their-collections-in-the-age-of-ai\/'>From Classroom Curiosity to Published Research: SIS Faculty and Alumni Explore How Museums Manage Their Collections in the Age of AI<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T09:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">December 18, 2025<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-gallery is-style-orange-texture has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light twoUp-gallery-lgsm\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group twoUp-gallery is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large twoUp-gallery-img-lg clipCorner-tl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/RIC-Sign-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/RIC-Sign-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/RIC-Sign-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/RIC-Sign-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/RIC-Sign-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full twoUp-gallery-img-sm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/ric\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/11-15-23_Message-Effects-Lab_064-Enhanced-NR.jpg\" alt=\"A student gestures with both arms as he stands by a table in front of a large TV screen on the wall and three students on couches around him listen. 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Research Affinities help CCI envision the different ways we can work together to produce quality scholarship. Collaboration across disciplines creates robust scholarship that positively impacts the communities we serve, and beyond. 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