The UC Davis Department of Communication rose to #13 among its peers globally in 2024, ranking 11 spots higher than just a year ago. This year’s rankings, released in November, recognize UC Davis faculty’s outsized impact compared to much larger departments.
New research identified 10 key features of clickbait journalism on social media and compared its use between digital-native news media and legacy news media outlets. The study confirmed that digital-native media outlets are much more likely to use clickbait, and that it really does drive engagement in the form of likes and reposts, but may accelerate a decline in media trust.
The so-called 27 Club has captivated the public imagination for half a century. Its members include legendary musicians Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. This article in The Conversation explores why the 27 Club persists in culture.
UC Davis Undergraduate Education recently named Associate Professor of Teaching Jeanette B. Ruiz to lead its First-Generation Initiative into its next phase that expands program support to include first-generation faculty.
The Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement has unveiled its fifth class of Public Scholarship Faculty Fellows. Check out the L&S faculty members who made the list!
UC Davis experts Martin Hilbert and Marit MacArthur from the UC Davis College of Letters and Science answer important questions about advancements in artificial intelligence at a recent Team Research Forum.
Thirteen faculty members from the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis were recently awarded Revitalization Research Program Grants. Intended to support faculty whose research programs have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the college-funded grants support the continuation or completion of stalled, high-priority projects. The selected faculty members represent the breadth of research conducted at the College of Letters and Science.
While adoration for Disney princesses continues to grow in terms of film ratings, some parents wonder what effects these idealized images of young women might have on how their children feel about and express themselves. In new research, a favorite princess improved—but did not harm—young children's confidence in their own bodies and the diversity of the ways in which they chose to play.
Danielle (Chatterton) Czelusta (B.A., Communication, ’08) has established a flourishing philanthropy career.
“Life experience and my time as a UC Davis student and UC Davis Medical Center patient ignited my passion to pursue a career in healthcare philanthropy,” Czelusta said.
