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COMM Updates - 11/5/2025
November 5, 2025 Grants Associate Professor Neil Lewis, Jr. received a $1,694,600 grant as Principal Investigator for his project, “Evaluating New York State Early Childhood Programs and Policies” from the New York State Council on Children and...
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September 24, 2025 Awards Graduate student Rosie Nguyen received the Adam Smith Fellowship from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. This one-year fellowship is aimed at doctoral students from any university and discipline who are...

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September 17, 2025 Awards Professor danah boyd received an Honorable Mention, Star-Nelkin Best Paper Award from the American Sociology Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section. The award is in recognition of her co-authored article “ The...

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September 12, 2025 Welcome back to COMM Updates, the newsletter of the Department of Communication. New Faculty We are pleased to welcome Dr. Iveta Imre to our department as Senior Lecturer. Iveta is a former broadcast reporter who worked for...

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Awards Graduate student Ria Gualano received a Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Innovation Fellowship. The program supports 45 doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences pursuing innovative approaches to...

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Claire Wardle, associate professor of communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, celebrates becoming a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony held at the College of Veterinary Medicine on July 23.

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Naturalization ceremony at Cornell welcomes 20 new citizens

Twenty people from 12 countries swore the oath of allegiance to the United States to become new citizens at a naturalization ceremony held at the College of Veterinary Medicine on July 23.

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The inaugural Award for the Advancement of Science Communication as a Professional Field from the International Network on Public Communication of Science & Technology recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of science...

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Researchers use VR headset to understand how people’s nonverbal behavior can provide insight into their states of mind and their interactions with their teammates.

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Cornell researchers are working to understand how robots can assist humans in dangerous and physically challenging environments, but the project, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, has been halted by a stop-work order.

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The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded spring Seed Grants and the inaugural Grant Preparation Funds to support impactful social science research. Faculty can now apply for up to $115,000 in funding, with the next deadline approaching...

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Cornell researchers found that by prioritizing the perspectives of white Americans instead of those from underrepresented groups, studies of pandemic disparities likely missed important insights from those most affected by COVID-19.

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The Department of Communication newsletter, COMMconnect, publishes department events, as well as faculty, staff, student, and advisory board accomplishments. To subscribe to the newsletter, send your email address to Kelli Carr, kac345@cornell.edu.

History of the Department of Communication

The History of the Department of Communication, compiled by William B. Ward, details the department's history from 1874, when Cornell offered the first university-level journalism course, to 2000, with faculty and staff who are still part of the department today. The book is up for digital download (links to the right), and there are physical copies available in the department.