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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 Yao Anani Kuwornu!

In The News

February 12, 2025 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 Communication

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

Congratulations to Dr. Otis!

January 17, 2025 Communication

Alumni in Action: Tahra Grant

Tahra Grant Named to Women We Admire's Top 50 Women Leaders in Communications for 2024
December 12, 2024 Communication

You've got i-mail: Kalee Comstock

Feature on Kalee Comstock for "You've got i-mail!"
December 03, 2024 Communication

You've got i-mail: Laila Ivey

Feature on Laila Ivey for "You've got i-mail!"
November 13, 2024 Communication

You've got i-mail: Kyle Poppert

Feature on Kyle Poppert for "You've got i-mail!"
November 04, 2024 Communication

You've got i-mail: Samantha Vidas

Feature on Samantha Vidas for "You've got i-mail!"
October 24, 2024 Communication

Everything you need to know about COMM Advising

Don't forget: Advising is mandatory!
October 22, 2024 Communication

COMM UMD attends PRSSA Conference

COMM Student shines at PRSSA ICON 2024 Conference
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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Department of Communiction Presents 15th Annual Grunig Lecture

March 15, 2023 Communication

University of Houston Professor and UMD Ph.D. COMM alumni, Dr. Lan Ni presented her research and findings.

COMM faculty receive a $500,000 UMD Grand Challenges Impact Award to launch the Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (PPI)

February 23, 2023 Communication

Department of Communication Professor Brooke Liu leads the new PPI
Associated Press

Biden’s Empathy Shapes Policy, But Some Voters Don’t Feel It

February 17, 2023 Communication

Professor of Communication Shawn Parry-Giles quoted in Associated Press feature.

ARHU Faculty Awarded Grand Challenges Grants

February 16, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Linguistics, American Studies, Communication, Philosophy, School of Music, English, History, National Foreign Language Center

The grants fund $30 million to UMD faculty focused on groundbreaking, impactful research that will shape the future of our community, state, nation and world.
Maryland Today

4 Terps Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Lists for 2023

February 03, 2023 Communication

Grads recognized in music, health care, media and games.

Department of Communication graduate, Sarah Lorentzen (’18) , one of four Terps Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Lists for 2023

February 03, 2023 Communication

Congratulations to Sarah!

Department Members Attend NCA's 108th Annual Convention

November 21, 2022 Communication

2022 Theme: Honoring PLACE: People, Liberation, Advocacy, Community, and Environment”

Professor Xiaoli Nan and colleagues across University of Maryland awarded a $1M National Science Foundation grant!

November 10, 2022 Communication

University of Maryland researchers are developing sophisticated predictive models and best communication practices needed to combat future pandemics.
Maryland Today

$1M NSF Award to Support Data-powered Fight Against Pandemics

November 10, 2022 Communication

System to use social Media, GPS, Government Data to Improve Predictive Models, Communications
Maryland Today

19 Seniors Honored as Merrill Presidential Scholars

November 04, 2022 Communication, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Linguistics

Program recognizes stellar students along with teacher, faculty mentors.