Scholars at the School of Communication and Information take an interdisciplinary approach to research that spans the fields of information science, library studies, communication, journalism and media studies.
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.
The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) has named Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Science Nicholas Belkin its inaugural ASIS&T Fellow. The Award “recognizes individuals who have made substantial and sustained contributions to ASIS&T and the broader field of Information Science,” ASIS&T said.
Knox's testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on “Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature.” The hearing will take place on September 12, 2023 at 10 a.m. EST and will be live-streamed on the U.S. Judiciary’s website.
New research by SC&I Ph.D. Candidate Shravan Regret Iyer examines the use of Experiential Media technologies in COVID-19 pandemic news reporting.
Greenberg has been awarded the prestigious grant to support his work on the biography he is writing, “John Lewis: A Life in Politics.”
Artificial Intelligence (AI), one of our society’s hottest topics, is intensely debated, often hyped, and rarely understood. Critical AI at Rutgers, an interdisciplinary initiative, organized and led through a steering committee with support from the Center for Cultural Analysis and the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science, is a leader in the study of this profoundly social and cultural phenomenon.
Louise Barkhuus, professor of Computer Science at the IT University of Copenhagen in Denmark, studies how sociotechnical systems are able to support our everyday practices in privacy-sensitive ways. She will teach and conduct research at SC&I this year.
SC&I has launched a new website to showcase current and past research by SC&I faculty members that directly impacts the lives of New Jersey residents.
"We can help academic immigrants feel valued as well as develop their sense of belonging as full participants in our institutions,” wrote SC&I Interim Dean Dafna Lemish.
Designed to encourage reflection, critical thinking, and the development of communication competencies at an early age, Ruben said the book provides a “primer” for elementary and middle-school children.
