Scholars at the School of Communication and Information take an interdisciplinary approach to research that spans the fields of information science, library studies, communication, journalism and media studies.
The aim of this year’s incubator, hosted by and for the school’s scholarly community, was “to explore the connections among DEI&A and the digitalization of life and living for the conduct of inclusive discovery in SC&I’s research and pedagogy, especially as it relates to insights and innovations in the methodologies and methods SC&I uses and teaches.”
According to a new Rutgers study, British and American English speakers use the word “right” differently in everyday conversation. Understanding this difference can lead to a deeper understanding of both language and culture.
ACUI is honoring Gigliotti, a part-time faculty member at SC&I, in recognition of his “exemplary writing related to the spirit of community and solidarity cultivated by college unions.”
Jimmy Carter, the longest living president, who served one term in the White House from 1977 to 1981, recently entered hospice care.
Christoph Mergerson Ph.D. ‘22, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, explores the impact of the news media in the South. “If journalism is . . . poorly serving, or excluding, or even harming Black, Latino, LGBTQ, and other historically neglected communities—then that isn’t good if we value social equity and democracy,” Mergerson said.
At Rutgers, the core objective of the IAPP-Greece Initiative is to help advance health communications, research, education, and practice across health professions in both the U.S. and Greece. SC&I faculty member Associate Professor of Communication Matthew Matsaganis is one of the the Rutgers faculty members involved the initiative.
A new analysis by Professor of Journalism and Media Studies John V. Pavlik reveals both positive and negative attributes of the new generative AI Chatbot ChatGPT.
A core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute as well as SC&I, Rivera investigates how social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp may influence Latinos’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and, ultimately, their health.
The conference explores methods to articulate critical interconnections between crises and forms of resistance.
These new findings “will exclusively benefit a diverse range of audiences, who are typically underserved by the mainstream media,” wrote study co-author SC&I Assistant Professor Kiran Garimella and his colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin.
