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.
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Ph.D Program News
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
Rutgers SC&I to Host the OCMC Conference October 6-8, 2023
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For the third time in the conference’s long-standing history, the Rutgers School of Communication and Information will host the Organizational Communication Mini-Conference. It will be held from Friday, October 6 to Sunday, October 8, 2023 on the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick.
Empathy from Cancer Care Clinicians Promotes Psychological Well-Being in Breast Cancer Patients, Rutgers Study Finds
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The study’s findings, the authors said, are directly applicable as targets for communication training modules for health care providers, because by continuing to advance skills in empathic communication, clinicians can enhance the healthcare experiences of their patients.
Driving Engagement Around Policymaking
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A research team led by Professor Itzhak Yanovitzky and Associate Professor of Communication Professor Matthew Weber created a knowledge portal to evaluate how web-based resources can be used to encourage policymakers and advocates to download policy briefs.