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Teens in COVID distance learning were lonelier and more depressed, UC Davis study finds.

Professor Cingel conducted a study, published in PLOS ONE, investigating the impact of distant learning during COVID on teen mental health and well-being. This research was featured in an article in The Sacramento Bee.

Research shows that relatively few people exist in perfectly sealed-off media bubbles—but they’re still having an outsize impact on US politics.

Professor Wojcieszak conducted a study, published in Science Advances, investigating echo chambers and political extremism. This research was featured in an article in Wired Magazine.

A new article examines scholarly productivity in communication research.

Professor Magdalena Wojcieszak was recently recognized as a Top 25 Scholar based on her rate of publication in Central Communication Journals. A new study published in Communication Education examined bibliometric data for 24 central communication journals from the period 2017 - 2021.

Sacramento CA, home to many UC Davis Students, Staff, and Faculty, was just named the "Best Place to Live in California"

Many UC Davis students, staff, and faculty call the city of Sacramento "home". The state capital of California is just 20 miles from campus.

People who consume a lot of news on social media are more likely to be skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines and also more hesitant about getting vaccinated.

Graduate Student Muhammad E. Rasul, Dr. Jaeho Cho, and former Graduate student Dr.

Study results indicate that public health officials should take extra steps to combat vaccine misinformation, and further that they should assess the emotions people are having to design persuasive appeals that target the fear, anxiety and even anger exhibited by vaccine-hesitant individuals.

Researchers in the Department of Communication will present 27 unique projects at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association. One of these projects won a Top Paper award.

Scholarship conducted by undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty in the Department of Communication will be heavily represented at this year's meeting of the National Communication Association.

Although they often conjure images of time-wasting and cat memes, online discussion communities may have quietly become the new crucibles of civic literacy and leadership skill development.

In collaboration with Prof. Seth Frey and Beril Bulat of the Computational Communication Lab, Communication undergraduate Hannah Wang, alongside Cognitive Science and Statistics major Stephen Fujimoto, investigated how these skills are developed by volunteer community moderators on the discussion site Reddit.

Dr. CJ Calabrese, who received his PhD from the department in 2021, has accepted an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Communication at Clemson University.

The UC Davis Department of Communication is proud to announce that Dr. CJ Calabrese, who earned his PhD in 2021, has accepted a position in the Department of Communication within the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences at Clemson University.