Communication

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Reimagining Inclusion: Dr. Soumia Bardhan Highlights the Power of Introversion at CU Denver

Nov. 26, 2025

Discover how Dr. Soumia Bardhan and CU Denver’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are redefining inclusion by elevating introversion and quiet leadership on campus.

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A group of approximately 30 visiting scholars and administrators from U.S. and Chinese universities stand together in front of a colorful mural at the University of Colorado Denver. They are posed in a single row, dressed in professional attire, smiling toward the camera. The CU Denver and Department of Communication logos appear at the bottom of the image along with the event location and date.

Drs. Dodge & Hartnett Host Delegation from 16 Universities—Elevating U.S.–China Communication, Collaboration, Community, and Continuity at the Eleventh Scholars Summit

Nov. 25, 2025

This year marked the eleventh consecutive year of collaboration in hosting a delegation of visiting Chinese scholars and administrators (representing 16 universities) alongside the National Communication Association’s (NCA) annual convention. The Preconference, our Eleventh Scholars Summit, served as a platform to elevate community building efforts, celebrate ongoing partnerships, foster international...

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Best Baseball Cities (2025) - WalletHub

Oct. 22, 2025

Professor Sarah K. Fields was featured in WalletHub's recent article Best Baseball Fans Cities.

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Local Officials Have a Powerful Tool to Warn Residents of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It.

Sept. 8, 2025

A recent ProPublica investigation into nationwide emergency alert failures features insight from CU Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences professor Hamilton Bean, highlighting critical gaps in local preparedness and the urgent need for better communication systems.

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Communication Expert Contributes to Proposed Federal Legislation

Sept. 5, 2025

Hamilton Bean advances effective emergency alert systems through research, federal legislation, and agency collaboration, addressing public warning failures to improve reliability, clarity, and community trust in crisis communication.

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Hartnett and Dodge publish essay celebrating Taiwan's Free Speech Hero

Aug. 8, 2025

Drs. Stephen J. Hartnett and Patrick Shaou-Whea Dodge, from the Department of Communication, have published "'Choose the Good and Be Stubborn': Celebrating Nylon Cheng, Memory Activism, and the Fight for Democracy in Taiwan."

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Why it can be hard to warn people about dangers like floods – communication researchers explain the role of human behavior

July 14, 2025

Flash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025, can be highly unpredictable. While there are sophisticated flood prediction models and different types of warning systems in some places, effective flood protection requires extensive preparedness and awareness.

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Sexual Privacy in the Era of AI: Hasinoff Advocates for Consent-Based Reform

June 25, 2025

Amy Hasinoff, CU Denver associate professor of Communication, explores how AI technologies that generate synthetic sexual images are outpacing current legal protections. In her latest piece for the Gender Policy Report , she argues that preventing image-based sexual abuse requires consent-based standards, for both real and synthetic images. Hasinoff challenges...

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CU Denver's Prison Education Program Turns Academic Advising into Social Justice

June 25, 2025

On Friday, May 30, CU Denver Prison Education Program (PEP) Academic Advisor, Shana Medah , and CU Denver PEP alum, Sean Mueller , delivered a presentation entitled, “Hope and Redemption: Advising Incarcerated and Recently Released Students for a Transformational Education.” They spoke before a packed conference room at the University...

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Communication Professor’s Book Earns National Sports History Award

June 24, 2025

Sarah Fields , professor of Communication, is co-editor of Sports Through the Lens: Essays on 25 Iconic Photographs , which received the 2024 Book Award (Anthology) from the North American Society for Sport History . The project was supported in part by CLAS, the Department of Communication, and the Office of Research Services.

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