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Qingyi Han Named Outstanding Senior
Class of 2021 graduate Qingyi Han has been named Outstanding Senior by the Department of Communication
ICA21 Research Showcase
Researchers in the Department of Communication will present 50 unique research studies at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association. One of these studies won a Top Paper award.
Professors Zhang and Wojcieszak Discuss COVID-19 Misinformation on Fox40
Interview: UC Davis professors discuss combating COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Professor Ruiz and Emeritus Professor Bell's Research on COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions is Featured by UC Davis
A Third of Americans Say They Are Unlikely or Hesitant to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Professor Wojcieszak Featured as a Panelist on Valley Public Radio
Free Speech And The Rise Of Misinformation And Conspiracy Theories
Huskey's Research Advances the Automated Annotation of Moral Language
"One of the core efforts in our lab is to design better ways of understanding moral message content", said Huskey.
Among BEST online courses of ALL TIMES
Our UC-wide Computational Social Science Specialization made the top list
Open-access Special issue on "Information Theory for Human and Social Processes"
Ever since its earliest years, information theory has enjoyed both a promising and complicated relationship with the social sciences... time to take inventory
NCA20 Research Showcase
Researchers in the Department of Communication will present 24 unique research studies at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association. Two of these studies won Top Paper awards.
Now hiring funded graduate positions in the C^2 Lab
Funded graduate position in the computational social science of organizations and institutions, as applied to open source software projects.
Statement in Support of Chancellor Gary S. May
“The events of this week also cause me to believe even more strongly, if that’s possible, in building an inclusive environment that recognizes and respects people of all backgrounds and experiences. I remain committed to that and hope you will do what you can to eliminate racism, sexism, and other negative influences on our progression as a nation.”
George Barnett Named Fellow of International Communication Association
Emeritus Professor Barnett recognized for distinguished contributions to Communication
VICTR Lab Presents Research at the UCD Undergraduate Research Conference
Can Persuasive Memes Influence Physical Activity?
Brittney Reed Named Outstanding Senior
Student Researcher and Scholar Receives Honor from Department of Communication
ICA20 Research Showcase
Researchers in the Department of Communication will present 42 unique research studies at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association. Three of these studies won Top Paper awards.
Graduate Program STEM Classification: Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
The Department of Communication Graduate Program is Classified as a STEM Program
Prof. Huskey & Colleagues Win CMM Article of the Year Award
The article was published in the 2018 Special Issue on Computational Methods for Communication Science.
C^2 lab with 6 contributions at IC2S2
Our Computational Communication Research lab presented 3 papers and 3 posters at the 5th International Conference on Computational Social Science, in Amsterdam
Org-scale analytics: Today's startups build societies. Do it right.
New opinion piece by Prof. Seth Frey and colleagues in top Medium.com publication "Towards Data Science"
Robert Bell retires after 32 successful years at UC Davis
With Robert’s retirement, the Department is losing its most long-standing faculty and a leader in the field of health communication, in the growth and development of the Communication Department at Davis, and in building a collaborative, collegial environment in which to work.
Data Science for the United Nations: 5 students in Chile
Prof. Hilbert and a team of five UC Davis students are developing a big data online observatory for the UN Secretariat in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project explores how public online data can be used to inform international development policies. Three students spent three months in Chile, while two others continue to stay there for even longer, and one new student will be joining the team.
