The Quello Center at Michigan State University
The James H. and Mary B. Quello Center conducts rigorous, interdisciplinary research to inform and elevate public discourse on communication, information, and media policy. Our work critically examines prevailing assumptions about technology, regulation, and their impact on citizens, communities, and society at large.
Driven by a commitment to public interest, the Center seeks to harness the transformative potential of advanced communications while addressing emerging risks and inequalities. We collaborate with key stakeholders to shape policy and practice that promote political, social, and economic progress.
Our current research portfolio includes artificial intelligence governance, social effects of media, rural innovation, broadband policy and digital inclusion, next-generation networks (5G, 6G, LEOs, IoT), and data ethics — all aimed at fostering a more equitable and innovative digital future.
Upcoming Events
Misattribution, Confounds, and Meaninglessness in Social Media and Mental Health Research – Keith Hampton
Recent News
The State of Digital Policy: Successes, Failures, and Unintended Consequences of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
Authors: Johannes Bauer and Jean Hardy 2026-02-16 On February 8, 1996, in a festive ceremony in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress, President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The 30th anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on the Act...
New Paper: Disrupting echo chambers? How social media is related to social tolerance through network diversity: linked lives over a major life course event
East Lansing, December 2025. MSUToday has published a helpful summary of new research findings from earlier this year with Keith Hampton and Kelley Cotter. The study confirms a key finding: young people from rural areas who attend university develop more racially and...
TPRC53 2025
Quello Center researchers will have a strong presence at the 53rd Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy in Washington, D.C., September 19-20, 2025. From the left: Jean Hardy, Alexis Schrubbe, Johannes M. Bauer, Angie Nam, Grant Blank,...
Featured Research
Assessing the Effects of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Broadband and Student Performance Gaps After the COVID-19 Pandemic
