News & Events

Natalie Bazarova authored a blog post for Psychology Today on the research being done in the Social Media Lab, which looks at platforms that allow young users to safely explore social media. Read more

Prof. Jeff Niederdeppe was featured in a Reuters article about his research on what motivates people to engage with climate change action. Read more

Prof. Jon Schuldt (along with Laura Rickard and Janet Yang, two of the Communication Department's former PhDs) recently published an article on the psychological distance of climate change. The paper, titled "Does reduced psychological distance increase climate engagement? On the limits of localizing climate change,” appears in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, and the Cornell Chronicle reported further, as well. Read more

Jon Schuldt recently co-edited a special issue of the journal Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, on “Climate change and intergroup relations,” which was published today. Read more

Connie Yuan was promoted to full Professor, effective April 1. Congratulations!

Episode 5 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 5: Ben Weiss ’11 talks about SocialCode, Facebook, and the future of digital advertising Read more

Episode 4 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 4: Drew Margolin Read more

Professor Jeff Niederdeppe and Ph.D. student Chris Skurka are looking at the best way to engage millennials about climate change: humor or fear? Read more

The Social Media Lab is researching ways to promote bystander intervention to cyberbullying, and a paper on the topic, “Upstanding by Design: Bystander Intervention in Cyberbullying,” will be presented in April at the Computer Human Interaction Conference. Researchers on the project include Professor Natalie Bazarova, postdoctoral researcher Dominic DiFranzo, doctoral candidates Samuel Hardman Taylor and Franccesca Kazerooni, M.S. ’17, and Olivia Wherry ’16, MPS ’17. Read more

Professor Bruce Lewenstein gave a talk on February 20 at the Boyce Thompson Institute to discuss the complexities of science communication. Read more