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

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

In The News

March 15, 2024 Communication

16th Annual Grunig Lecture

Ph.D Alum Dr. Sung-Un Yang presented "Linking Organization-Public Dialogic Communication to Organization-Public Relationship Management." 
March 07, 2024 Communication

COMM Speed Mentoring 2024

Thank you to our mentors!

November 28, 2023 Communication

Department Members Attend the National Communication Association Convention

Department members presented papers, participated in panels, chaired events, spread the word about our program, and more.
October 05, 2023 Communication

Department holds COMM First Look Fair

Students get a "first look" at COMM Department groups and initiatives
September 27, 2023 Communication

Dr. Ganga Dhanesh Delivers Keynote Address

Dr. Ganga Dhanesh delivers keynote address at the 24th annual congress of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association.
August 22, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, Communication

It’s ‘All About Trump’—Despite His Absence

Department of Communication expert explains why most GOP candidates still won’t tackle the front-runner.
July 28, 2023 Communication

Dr. Sahar Khamis Presented with Two Awards

Congratulations to COMM Associate Professor Dr. Khamis!

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

ARHU Faculty Awarded Grand Challenges Grants

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.
August 25, 2022 Communication

Dr. Sahar Khamis and Dr. Catherine Knight Steele have been selected as M.O.L.D Fellows for 2022-2023.

M.O.L.D: Mellon/Maryland Opportunities for Leadership Development

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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COMM Ph.D. Students are Outstanding Graduate Assistants

January 08, 2022 Communication

Thomas, Wang, and Yan receive UM's Outstanding Graduate Assistant Awards.

COMM Ph.D. Student Receives Prestigious ARHU Award

December 21, 2021 Communication

Darrian Carroll receives the 2021-2022 Harris Visionary Scholarship.

A Message to Winter 2021 Graduates

December 17, 2021 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Art, Classics, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill addresses graduating students.

COMM Majors Named as 2021 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

December 14, 2021 Communication

Ten COMM majors earn all-conference honors for academic performance.

COMM Major Named a 2021 Senior Marshal

December 12, 2021 Communication

COMM senior major Dylan Fitch one of two ARHU majors named a senior marshal for the 2021 UM Commencement.

COMM's Lindsey Anderson Receives FSRA Award

December 09, 2021 Communication

Associate Professor Lindsey Anderson receives Faculty-Student Research Award from the UMD Graduate School

UGA and UMD Researchers Partner to Explore Strategies for Combatting Misinformation During Health Crises

December 06, 2021 Communication

Yan Jin and Brooke Fisher Liu lead FDA sponsored research to gather evidence to guide future messaging.

COMM Major is a 2021 Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar

December 02, 2021 Communication

COMM Major Daisy Yu Named a 2021 Merrill Presidential Scholar!

COMM Professor Presents Prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship Lecture

November 09, 2021 Communication

Erich Sommerfeldt delivers the 2021 Jefferson Science Fellowship Lecture.

Communication for Social Change

October 27, 2021 Communication

Veteran and first-generation college student Natacia Wright ’22 plans to use her degree to communicate issues that impact minorities and marginalized communities.