News: Department of Communication Studies

Greenspun Building
Business and Community |

City resilience framework will focus on health and wellness, economy and society, infrastructure and environment, and leadership and strategy.

cell phone with social apps
People |

To unfriend, to unfollow, or to keep in touch? Communication studies professor Natalie Pennington helps answer questions about the human connection to social media.

portrait of woman and poster for White Helmets movie
People |

Movie awards season keeps 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alum and Netflix employee Kelli Hill on the move.

U.N.L.V. students holding large check
Business and Community |

Inaugural hackathon offered 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students unique opportunity to generate innovative commercial products; winner announced during CES 2019 in Las Vegas.

Lori Ciccone, the executive director of the office of sponsored programs, poses in her office.
People |

Event planning led this alumna to managing sponsored programs at her alma mater.

woman presenting at podium
People |

Communication Studies Professor Jennifer Guthrie provides strategies on how to resolve problems in the workplace.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Research |

Authors explore social justice efforts springing from art, techniques for helping students accept new knowledge that may threaten long-held beliefs, and more.

still from tv show set
Research |

A new book on NBC’s Parks and Recreation sheds light on how feminist ideologies and humor within the TV show helped challenge our thinking.

Two students practice swordfighting
Campus News |

From magic and witchcraft to building robots using Legos, these wild courses can put swordfighters in training and future presidents ready to deal with environmental catastrophe.

Sage Sammons
People |

Communication Studies grad Sage Sammons is helping to spread the word of an improbable Stanley Cup finalist as the Vegas Golden Knights' director of communications.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students in caps and gowns celebrating commencement
People |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

woman outdoors
People |

Pechous got involved in several student organizations, was Lee Business School Ambassador, joined the Honors College, and became a new student orientation leader. Next up: Law school.