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"UC Davis, famous world-wide for Agriculture research, is now becoming an excellence center for the study of the digital world," notes Italian science television show in an interview with Dr. Peña.

Professor Jorge Peña’s research was prominently featured in Superquark, an Italian science and technology television show. Superquark is broadcasted by RAI and has been on air since 1995. It is one of the most respected science documentary shows in Italy.

The unstoppable global spread of the internet is encouraging, but wider access alone won’t close the data gap. This interactive visualisation illustrates how the digital divide has evolved.

Institute of Social Sciences hosts a conference on "Statistical Methodology in the Social Sciences".

http://socialscience.ucdavis.edu/events/statistical-methodology-conference

Prof. Shen presents about "Gender dynamics in virtual worlds"

Professor Palomares regularly teaches a summer abroad program in London that focuses on gender and communication.

The PPDD Conference is the only international academic conference in the world focused solely on the digital divide and the only conference that brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to strategize actions and catalyze solutions to this pressing societal concern.

Dr. Jeanette Ruiz will be teaching a freshman seminar (2 units) titled, “Think Like a Social Media Strategist” (CRN 73988, FRS 004-018, Kerr room 379). The course. which will be offered this fall quarter, examines the strategic use of social media in public relations. Dr. Ruiz worked in corporate public relations for many years before coming to UC Davis. Here are the details:

CRN: 73988

Interview with the UC Davis Social Science Institute

Doctoral student Meng Chen, her advisor Dr. Robert A. Bell, and Dr. Matthew McGlone (University of Texas at Austin) have published an article titled "Persuasive Effects of Linguistic Agency Assignments and Point of View in Narrative Health Messages About Colon Cancer." The paper was published in a 2015 issue of the Journal of Health Communication.

Doctoral student Katherine Grasso and her Advisor Dr. Robert Bell have published a paper titled, "Understanding Health Information Seeking: A Test of the Risk Perception Attitude Framework." The article, published in the Journal of Health Communication, is based on a survey of 689 respondents.

Doctoral candidate Jannath Ghaznavi and Dr. Laramie Taylor’s recent publication, “Bones, body parts, and sex appeal: An analysis of #thinspiration images on popular social media” published in Body Image, was featured in: