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.
Research conducted by graduate students and faculty in the Department of Communication will be heavily represented at this year's meeting of the National Communication Association. Researchers in the Department earned two Top Paper Awards and a total of 24 different studies were accepted.
Funded graduate position in the computational social science of organizations and institutions, as applied to open source software projects.
Funded graduate position in the CSS of OSS
We are hiring a graduate student in Communication or another science for an NSF-funded research position under Prof. Seth Frey, for a graduate training in computational social science (CSS).
“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.”
The Department of Communication at UC Davis is committed to supporting diversity in higher education and promoting equality everywhere.
Student Researcher and Scholar Receives Honor from Department of Communication
The Department of Communication is pleased to announce that senior Communication major Brittney Reed has been named this year’s Outstanding Senior. Congratulations Brittney!
Emeritus Professor Barnett recognized for distinguished contributions to Communication
Dr. George Barnett (PhD, 1976, MSU), emeritus Professor in the Department of Communication, has been named a Fellow of the International Communication Association. The honor was conferred at the 70th annual meeting of the association.
Researchers in the Department of Communication will present 42 unique research studies at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association.
The Department of Communication Graduate Program is Classified as a STEM Program
The Graduate Program in the Department of Communication at UC Davis is now classified as a Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program. The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code is 090702: Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. This is code is applied to programs that fit the following description:
Our Computational Communication Research lab presented 3 papers and 3 posters at the 5th International Conference on Computational Social Science, in Amsterdam
IC2S2 is the leading international conference on computational social science. Additionally to Prof. Hilbert and Prof.
World of Warcraft study analyzes social contracts about resource distribution
Video games can help us sink our teeth into some of the thorniest questions about human culture. Why are different people from different places different? Is it because their environments differ, because they differ, or is it all random?
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.
One Size Fits All: Context Collapse, Self-Presentation Strategies and Language Styles on Facebook
We are pleased to announce that four members of our department have just published an article on the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, together with colleagues from the Stanford and Cambridge.
How do people respond to advice? How do their responses vary when that advice comes from cyberspace? Associate Professor of Communication Bo Feng explores what factors improve the effectiveness of supportive cyber-messaging.
Communication varies across contexts. Figuring out effective, as well as ineffective, ways of communication requires a scientific approach.
