Category: News
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UP CMC-NCCT Seals MOA for a Pambata at Makabatang Midya
The UP College of Media and Communication, through the Department of Communication Research, recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT) to contribute to a Pambata at Makabatang Midya. One of the initiatives of the said partnership is a research project focused on understanding Filipino children in a converged…
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Tracking the HPV Conversation: CRes PMM Lab Study Joins the International Conference on Computational Social Science
Human papillomavirus (HPV) remains the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide as of 2025. Yet despite the growing role of social media in promoting public awareness of health concerns, many young Filipino adults continue to have limited awareness of HPV vaccine availability in the Philippines and perceive discussions about HPV to be scarce. This was…
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On Shifting Grounds: DCRes Faculty Present Research at ECC 2026
DCRes faculty members presented two academic papers at the 11th European Communication Conference (ECC), held in Brno, Czech Republic, on 8-11 September 2026. This year’s conference theme, Shifting Grounds: Paths, Connections, and Futures, focused on the evolving intersection of media, communication, and society’s contemporary challenges. According to the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), the…
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Perspectives from the Peripheries: CRes Faculty Present at IAMCR 2026
Contributing to global conversations on media and communication, four Department of Communication Research faculty members presented their papers at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference 2026. The conference, held at the University of Galway, Ireland, from 28 June to 2 July 2026, explored the theme, “Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and…
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Prof. Labor’s Cryptocurrency Study Awarded Top Faculty Paper at ICA
Can cryptocurrency truly democratize access to financial opportunities? The award-winning research by Professor Jonalou S. Labor, PhD, shows the answer may be more complicated than its advocates suggest. Labor received the Top Faculty Paper Award from the International Communication Association (ICA) – Philosophy, Theory, and Critique (PTC) Division for his paper, “Beyond Revolutionary Promises: How Cryptocurrency Adoption in Rural…
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DCRes Faculty and Student Present Research at ICA Conference 2026
Five faculty members and one undergraduate student from the Department of Communication Research (DCRes) presented papers at the 2026 International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 4–8 June 2026. The presentations reflected the department’s diverse research interests across the ICA divisions of Political Communication, Digital Activism and Social Change, Philosophy, Theory and Critique,…
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