Joking about COVID-19 Won’t Create Marital Bliss
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Surprisingly, people who experienced fear during interactions with their partners believed they were coping well with the pandemic as a couple.
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Mobile Phone Use Mostly Discourages Interaction Between Parents and Young Children, Research Suggests
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Findings based on a cross-cultural study lead researchers to conclude that intervention programs aimed at raising parents’ awareness of the potential negative outcomes of significant phone use during parent-child quality time are needed, said Associate Dean for Programs and study coauthor Dafna Lemish.
Support from the NIH Loan Repayment Programs to Enable Rivera and Threats to Further Research on Health Disparities
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The National Institutes of Health has named SC&I Assistant Professors Yonaira Rivera and Megan Threats recipients of the Loan Repayment Program Award.
Jimi Gbadamosi ’16 Notes That SC&I Put Him on the Path to Success
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While at Rutgers, Gbadamosi belonged to TWESE, the Organization for African Students and Friends of Africa at Rutgers, the ITI Council, and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Through his coursework at SC&I, he discovered that the ITI field enabled him to combine his love of technology with his people skills. Here he shares some of the wisdom he has learned along the way.
A Standardized Term is Needed to Describe and Advance Work on Invalidation of Patient Symptoms, a New Study Finds
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In a recently published paper, SC&I Ph.D. candidate Allyson Bontempo shows why scholars need to develop and use a standardized term when referring to “the invalidation of patient concerns by healthcare providers,” to both advance the collective scholarly literature and find solutions.
Strategic Thinker Fidel A. Garcia says PR Certificate Empowers Students to Remain Competitive in the Workplace
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“I decided to take the Public Relations certificate program as a way to update my skills and resume during unemployment, network with other students, gain the advice of professors, and maintain a semblance of structure and sanity during the pandemic,” Garcia said
Product Manager Josh Rochotte MI ’18 Harnesses His ITI and Data Science Skills
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Rutgers was a good fit for Josh Rochotte, and SC&I is proud to claim him as a double alumnus. After majoring in Information Technology and Information (ITI) and Psychology, Josh completed a Master of Information (MI) degree in 2018.
Keeping Romantic Relationships Healthy During COVID-19
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New research by Associate Professor Maria Venetis provides specific coping strategies romantic couples can use to keep their relationships, and themselves, healthy and strong during the pandemic.
Support for Government Mandates High and Increasing Over Time, Survey Finds
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By Megan Schumann, Rutgers University Communications
Facebook News Consumers Less Likely to Be Vaccinated, Survey Finds
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The researchers, including SC&I Associate Professor Katherine Ognyanova, say Facebook consumers are less likely to be vaccinated than those who get their COVID-19 information from Fox News.