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Communication

Faith Otchere Awarded 2025 ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr. Otchere, May 2025 COMM PhD graduate!

In The News

May 12, 2025 Communication

COMM Department 2025 Award Winners

Congratulations to this year's departmental award winners!

May 08, 2025 Communication

Dept. of Communication's Graduate Program wins Award for Graduate Student Mentorship

We are very proud of our Graduate Program!
April 21, 2025 Communication

Dr. Kang Namkoong wins Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award for 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Kang Namkoong!
April 16, 2025 Communication

You've Got i-Mail: Olivia Click

Feature on Olivia Click for "You've Got i-Mail!"
April 02, 2025 Communication

Dr. Catherine Knight Steele wins 2025 Maryland Research Excellence Award

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Knight Steele!

March 12, 2025 Communication

17th Annual Grunig Lecture

Dr. Krishnamurthy Sriramesh presents "Culture and Public Relations: A Global Program of Research"

March 06, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

COMM members win Faculty-Student Research Awards (FSRA)!

Congratulations to Drs. Sahar Khamis and Nana Kwame Osei Fordjour, and Ph.D. Students Felicity Dogbatse and Anani Yao Kuwornu!
February 12, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

"Technoskepticism" book featuring Drs. Catherine Knight Steele and Rianna Walcott now published

Check out the new publication from the DISCO Network!

January 30, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Dr. Hailey Otis wins 2025 Independent Scholarship, Research, and Creativity Award from UMD

Congratulations to Dr. Otis!

Washington Post January 29, 2021

Time to Double or Upgrade Masks as Coronavirus Variants Emerge, Experts Say

Better face coverings are needed to curb more-transmissible strains as vaccine rollout is underway, they say.
Politico January 30, 2020

Donald Trump Is Not a Doctor. But He Plays One on Twitter.

And that’s a prescription for public health confusion.
Maryland Today March 04, 2019

Celebration Honors Scholarship, Research Excellence

Inaugural campus event recognizes high-impact achievements.

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Dr. Catherine Knight Steele awarded a 2024-2026 Just Tech Fellowship!

September 05, 2024 Communication

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Knight Steele on her Just Tech Fellowship!

Dr. Carina Zelaya awarded prestigious grant from the Society of Family Planning

August 26, 2024 Communication

Congratulations to Dr. Zelaya on her Changemakers in Family Planning grant!

COMM Faculty Achieve Promotions in 2024

August 15, 2024 Communication

COMM Faculty members promoted in recognition of excellence.

UMD COMM department members attended and were recognized at the AEJMC conference

August 15, 2024 Communication

UMD COMM members presented research and were honored at the 2024 AEJMC conference!

Dr. Kristy Maddux appointed the next Executive Director of the Honors College

July 30, 2024 Communication

Since 2023, she has served as a Lead Faculty Fellow in University Honors, leading a cluster called "Civil Bonds."

Communication Professor Brooke Fisher Liu Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

July 29, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

Liu leads diverse research teams to theorize and test risk and crisis communication.

Department members presented and honored at the International Communication Association Conference

July 16, 2024 Communication

The 2024 ICA was held in Australia!

Lecturer Ilse Genovese Wins Excellence in Teaching Award!

June 20, 2024 Communication

The Universities at Shady Grove recognizes outstanding staff and faculty on campus

2024–25 ARHU Fulbright Recipients

June 05, 2024 Communication, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Six ARHU alums and one student received the prestigious grant.
USA Today

As Trump's Trial Nears an End, the Bidens Prep for a Month in Legal Purgatory

May 24, 2024 Communication

Professor of Communication Trevor Parry-Giles featured in USA Today.