The School of Communication and Information Attends ASIS&T 2020
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Rutgers iSchool faculty and students are participating in a variety of activities at ASIS&T.
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The School of Communication and Information Welcomes Ph.D. Applications for Fall 2021
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The School of Communication & Information invites applications for our Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Communication, Information, and Media. The application deadline for the fall 2021 term is January 5, 2021, with late applications to be considered at a May 1, 2021 deadline. Students requesting financial aid must apply by January 5, 2021.
Older Americans, Republicans More Likely to Share Fake News, But Young Voters More Gullible, Study Finds
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The researchers examined the tweets of 1.6 million registered U.S. voters to learn who is sharing COVID-19 fake news and what are they sharing.
A Conversation with DaJung (DJ) Woo
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Assistant Professor of Communication DaJung (DJ) Woo, who joined the SC&I faculty last month, researches how communication enables collaboration and membership negotiation within and/or between organizations.
Rutgers Alumna Receives Award for Her Commitment to Her Public Library
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SC&I alumna Radwa Ali ’11, director of Roxbury Public Library, has been named the recipient of the American Library Association’s 2020 Gale, A Cengage Company Financial Development Award.
Coronavirus Test Results Are Faster but Still Too Slow For Contract Tracing, National Survey Says
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Black Americans wait almost an entire day more than white Americans for test results.
A Conversation with Associate Professor Maria Venetis '10
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Alumna Maria Venetis Ph.D. ’10 has returned to SC&I this fall as an Associate Professor of Communication. Her research explores resilience-promoting communication within romantic relationships, supportive communication patterns in managing cancer, and provider-patient interactions.
Metrics Expose Tension in Journalism Between the Profit Motive and the Democratic Imperative
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A new paper by Assistant Professor Caitlin Petre explores the impact of metrics on the media industry and journalistic practice, and how journalists attempt to reconcile their professional commitments with the news industry’s commercial imperatives.
SC&I Faculty on the Rutgers List “Expert Commentary: 2020 Presidential Election”
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The SC&I faculty on the list have offered to speak to reporters about the election on a diverse range of issues including American politics, the opioid crisis, the youth vote, leadership, and politics and media.
A Conversation with Assistant Professor Megan Threats
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Assistant Professor Megan Threats, a new member of the Library and Information Science faculty, leverages informatics to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities in sexual and gender minority communities of color.