In his newest book, “Four Streets and a Square,” Marc Aronson explores 400 years of Manhattan’s history, with a focus on what he has coined “The New York City Idea”: the value of mixture, of people, of ideas, and of cultures found in New York City.”
The newly published “Excellence in Higher Education-Renewal (EHE-R) Framework,” specifically designed to assist U.S. colleges and universities recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, was written by Distinguished Professor of Communication Brent Ruben with input from colleagues from Rutgers.
Professor John Pavlik and doctoral student Shravan Regret Iyer, experts in experiential media, said presenting research for the first time in the Metaverse at the Sixth World Summit for Tourism and Hospitality Conference “was unique and surprisingly effective.”
Rutgers Today spoke with some of the university’s experts in health care, environmental science and engineering, education, labor and business to discuss what we have learned since the onset of COVID-19 and what we might expect in the future.
Senior and Journalism and Media Studies major Madison McGay credits the JMS program for helping prepare her for her role as the Managing Editor of The Daily Targum, her current internship at WNBC, and an exciting career after graduation.
By Megan Schumann, Rutgers University Office of Communications
Racial bias among health care providers may limit the number of Black women who could be taking a daily pill to prevent HIV infection, according to a Rutgers-led study.
A new study by Professor John Pavlik finds Cinematic VR storytellers are not fully utilizing virtual reality, and, Pavlik said, “unless they fully utilize its affordances, the impact of cinematic VR will fall short of its potential.”
SC&I faculty, students, and staff will attend this year’s New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) convention at the Hard Rock Hotel in Atlantic City from December 5–7. The theme for the annual convention is “Courage, Connection, Compassion,” and the keynote speakers are Ibi Zoboi, Daniel Naveri, and Don Vu.
Ph.D. student Nikhila Natarajan is a multilingual journalist (and the planet’s first #StudioInASuitcase media “researcher”) and part of the founding team of Observer Research Foundation America. She recently assisted journalist and author Chidanand Rajgjatta with his book “Kamala Harris, Phenomenal Woman.”
Master of Information (MI) student Ian Dykstra, a library-loving artist and musician.
Read about his experiences in the program in our SC&I profile
