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Ph.D Program News
Communication Professor Jennifer Theiss to Receive Rutgers School of Graduate Studies Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award
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The Rutgers School of Graduate Studies is awarding the Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award to Rutgers School of Communication and Information (SC&I) Professor of Communication Jennifer Theiss. Theiss studies interpersonal communication in romantic relationships, marriages, and families, and has been at SC&I since 2006.
LIS Professor Marie Radford has been awarded the Rutgers–New Brunswick Chancellor Award for Excellence in Mentoring
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In an email to the Rutgers University–New Brunswick community, Chancellor of Rutgers–New Brunswick and Distinguished Professor Francine Conway and Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke, Professor and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, notified the Rutgers community that Professor of Library and Information Science Marie Radford has been awarded the Chancellor Award for Excellence in Mentoring.
Four New Faculty Members to Join the Journalism and Media Studies Department in Fall 2024
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The new faculty will bring to SC&I expertise in digital and social media environments; media literacy; and media production.
SC&I Ph.D. Candidate Allyson Bontempo Awarded a Rutgers Excellence in Outreach and Service Award
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The Rutgers School of Graduate Studies has named SC&I Ph.D.
Need to Deliver a Presentation? The New Rutgers-SC&I Presentation Skills Tutoring Program Can Help
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Launched by Rutgers Learning Centers and the SC&I Department of Communication, this new resource is available to all students enrolled at Rutgers University.
“Rutgers has played an integral role in shaping the scholar and educator I am today”: Meet Sun Kyong Lee Ph.D.’13
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Lee, a faculty member at Korea University, is an expert in mediated communication and organizational communication network research.
How the History of Booksellers, Supermarkets, and Public Libraries Can Help Shape a Path Forward for Social Media Platforms
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A new study by Rutgers SC&I Associate Professor Caitlin Petre and Ph.D. Candidate Nicole Weber explores how understanding the evolution of book sellers, supermarkets, and public libraries as purveyors of public information can help inform current thinking about social media platforms.
Examining the Role of Virtual Reality in Climate Change Communication
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A recent study by SC&I Ph.D. Candidate Shravan Regret Iyer explores the role of VR in twelve United Nations Virtual Reality (UNVR) content productions.
Faculty and Doctoral Students to Receive Multiple Awards at the 109th National Communication Association Convention in National Harbor, Maryland
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We are thrilled to celebrate:
18 SC&I PhD Students participating on NCA panels (including THREE first-year students!)
21 SC&I Faculty participating on NCA panels
12 NCA Awards for faculty and student papers, books, and achievements