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Professor Katherine McComas will be appointed vice provost for engagement and land-grant affairs by university provost Michael Kotlikoff. Her term begins July 1. In that role, she will serve as the academic lead for university-wide efforts to advance the social sciences: advocate for Cornell’s role as the land-grant university for New York state; monitor and collaborate on responses to the governor’s initiatives in higher education and economic development; and represent the university’s four contract colleges in dealings with the State University of New York, among other duties. Read more

Professor Jeff Niederdeppe was recently quoted in USNews regarding how over-exposure to health warnings can desensitize people to their significance. Read more

Congratulations to Natalie Bazarova, Brooke Duffy, and Drew Margolin, who were all selected to be on the Institute for Social Sciences Collaborative Project Teams for 2018-2021! Natalie and Drew are working on Pro-Social Behaviors in the Digital Age, and Brooke is working on Algorithms, Big Data, and Inequality. Read more

Episode 7 of the Department of Communication podcast "Communication Breakdown" with host Christopher Byrne. The weekly production will feature faculty, alumni, and perhaps graduate and undergraduate students talking about their research and how it can benefit society with. It aims to be both informative and entertaining.

Episode 7: Andrea Stevenson Won: Virtual Reality as Social Communication Read more

We're happy to announce the publication of the fall 2017/winter 2018 issue of the Department of Communication newsletter, COMMconnect.  Read more

Ph.D. student Jason Holley was quoted in The New Food Economy about research on the potential repercussions of oyster repopulation in the Hudson. Read more

Professor Natalie Bazarova was recently quoted in the Financial Express, remarking on social media's use of private data. Read more

Episode 6 of the Department of Communication podcast "Communication Breakdown" with host Christopher Byrne. The weekly production will feature faculty, alumni, and perhaps graduate and undergraduate students talking about their research and how it can benefit society with. It aims to be both informative and entertaining.

Episode 6: Andrea Stevenson Won: Virtual Reality as Social Communication Read more

Lee Humphreys has a new book out! The Qualified Self: Social Media and the Accounting of Everyday Life compares modern social media to historical trends like baby books, diaries, and photo albums. Read more