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The SC&I Development Office is proud to announce the release of the July 2020 Development newsletter, the first in an ongoing series of newsletters.
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New Initiative Aims to Position Rutgers as a Leader in Science Communication
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The Initiative is designed to support anyone involved or interested in science communication research, teaching, outreach, professional practice, and training, and aims to create a network across the university to promote science communication pedagogy and develop Rutgers into a global leader in science communication.
Six New Faculty Members Welcomed at the Annual Fall Colloquium
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New faculty members Tawfiq Ammari, Shawnika Hull, Yonaira Rivera, Megan Threats, Maria Venetis, and DaJung (DJ) Woo were welcomed by SC&I and introduced their research interests to the SC&I community in a virtual school event.
Ph.D. Student Luxuan Wang Awarded NCA’s Donald P. Cushman Memorial Award
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Selecting Wang as the recipient of this prestigious award, The National Communication Association wrote, “Given the current political and racial tensions in our country, the selection committee found this paper timely and useful as it has heuristic value for the role that social media platforms play in the political arena among racial backgrounds.”
Expressing Negative Emotions May Benefit Gynecological Cancer Patients, According to New SC&I Research
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SC&I Ph.D. student Allyson Bontempo and her co-authors conducted research showing it’s vital for gynecologic cancer patients to feel free to talk about their negative emotions if they want to. Bontempo said, “If they can’t, or even perceive that they can’t, they are going to be bottling up all of their feelings, which isn’t healthy.