2025

Celebration of Academic Excellence COM honorees
11/4/25
COM faculty were honored at the Celebration of Academic Excellence on October 29, 2025.
McKenzie Vorpahl featured as guest blogger
9/10/25
Checkout McKenzie's blog on SUNY Online Teaching.
Associated Press quotes Yotam Ophir
9/5/25
Yotam Ophir, Associate Professor was quoted in The Associated Press on a new corner of the internet.
HuffPost quotes Yini Zhang
9/5/25
Assistant Professor Yini Zhang was featured in a HuffPost article on President Trump's recent claims.
Janet Yang named co-PI on new grant
8/18/25
Professor Janet Yang has been named co-PI on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, “FIRE-WUI: RECAP: A Robust, Efficient, and Community-Guided Framework for Smoke-Aware Prescribed Fire Planning in the Wildland-Urban Interface."
New book explores misinformation’s history, psychology, social impact and potential solutions
9/4/25
Yotam Ophir's book looks at the history, psychology, social impact and possible solutions for an issue that has been around almost as long as people have been communicating.
Hua “Helen” Wang Named Fulbright Scholar
6/9/25
Hua “Helen” Wang will travel to Norway to explore how AI-powered MetaHumans can promote climate action as part of her interdisciplinary work using storytelling, tech and media to advance global sustainability and public health.
COM PhD student wins Student Distinction in Academic Integrity Award
5/9/25
Gavin Raffloer, a PhD student, has won the Student Distinction in Academic Integrity Award. Gavin has led efforts within the Department of Communication to help both students and faculty understand how artificial intelligence tools work, their range of application, and how to use them ethically to improve research and scholarship.
Yotam Ophir Quoted in "The New York Times" on AI-Generated Content and Online Culture
4/30/25
Yotam Ophir, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University at Buffalo, was recently quoted in "The New York Times" article titled "Brain Rot Comes for Italy." The piece explores the rise of AI-generated characters and content online, examining their impact on digital culture and public discourse.
UB to host conference exploring media’s effects on morality
4/28/25
UB hosted the 8th annual Moral Media Conference, bringing together global experts to explore how media influences moral beliefs, social relationships, and behaviors, highlighting both its power to unite and its potential to divide.

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