Now Ruiz, who earned her bachelor's and doctoral degrees at UC Davis, is among faculty who are telling their stories as part of a UC program to connect first-generation students with professors who have walked in their shoes.

Faculty co-organizes brainstorming workshop on Digital Transformations in Paris

Graduate Student Awarded Scholarship to attend Oxford’s Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Programme

We are pleased to announce that 3rd Year Ph.D. candidate Saifuddin Ahmed has been awarded a place at the prestigious and competitive 2017 Summer Doctoral Programme (SDP) at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford. Out of the 30 participating students worldwide, Saif has also been selected to receive the OII's SDP scholarship, which will cover the full cost of his attendance at the summer programme.

This is an interview --in Spanish & Portuguese-- with BBC Mundo, about the role of Big Data in society. Title: "Democracy is not ready for the digital age and is being destroyed"

By Karen Nikos-Rose

The Clinic is Chile's satirical/investigative newspaper. The extensive 5 page interview with Prof. Hilbert (en espanol) is about the role of Big Data in society.

Martin Hilbert, experto en redes digitales: “Obama y Trump usaron el Big Data para lavar cerebros”

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Alexopoulos is among 36 doctoral students from around the world, and one of a dozen in mass communication, selected for the competitive program.

A recent Department of Communication study on Twitter's role in world's largest election has captured the attention of newspapers and radio talk shows across India.

Four undergraduate students from the Department of Communication—Sarah Coon, Daniel Haddad, Matthew Laurie, and Sarah Pollock—showcased their research at the 27th Annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Conference held April 8–9.

Their research projects on multitasking in the classroom, online dating and effective email communication were conducted under the guidance of three Department of Communication faculty members: Professors Narine Yegiyan, Jorge Peña, and Bo Feng, respectively.

He was hired after a keenly competitive nationwide search. He earned his Ph.D. in 2015 from the University of Arizona. A native of South Dakota, he earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from South Dakota State University.

Dr. Brunner will teach these courses in 2016–17:

A popular instructor, Ruiz worked for nearly a decade in corporate communications in the finance and healthcare industries before pursuing her doctorate.

UX research uses social scientific theories and methods to improve user experience and inform design decisions on a product.

Assistant Professor Hether earned her Ph.D. in 2009 from the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. She also earned a master’s degree from USC in communication management. She worked for more than a decade in advertising and public relations before pursuing her doctorate. “Dr.

The Department of Communication is proud to announce that Drew Cingel will be joining our faculty as an Assistant Professor. He will begin teaching in our program in the 2016-2017 academic year. Mr. Cingel is finishing his dissertation research at Northwestern University and anticipates receiving his Ph.D. in Media, Technology, and Society by late spring.