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Our Commitment to Diversity & Equity

The Department of Communication continually strives for an intellectually vibrant community committed to all dimensions of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage diversity in our perspectives and scholarship, we pursue equity in our shared decision making, and we promote inclusion in the classroom, laboratory, and broader community. In doing so, we affirm our shared duty to uphold the values expressed in the University of California, Davis Principles of Community, grounded in our recognition of the dignity inherent in every human being.

Department News

John Vons headshot sitting at a desk

In Memoriam: John Vohs, Senior Lecturer Emeritus

  • by Katharina E Lenz
 In Memoriam: John Vohs, Senior Lecturer Emeritus

It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of John Vohs, Senior Lecturer Emeritus. John passed away in April at the age of 90. From 1966 through 2004, he was a dedicated faculty member in the Department of Communication at UC Davis and played a meaningful role in the department’s development over nearly four decades.

Katherine Ong, undergraduate research assistant, sets up a virtual reality headset

Human Development and Media Lab Brings Virtual Reality and Hands-On Learning to UC Davis’ 111th Annual Picnic Day

  • by Written by Ashley Hanmore and Allyson Snyder Photos by Rachel McKenzie

As part of ongoing efforts to bring social science to the local community, the Human Development and Media Lab (led by Dr. Drew Cingel) highlighted a project on children’s learning from virtual reality at the Children’s Discovery Fair on Picnic Day, UC Davis’ annual celebration that attracts more than 75,000 visitors.

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