Juliana Mestre Awarded the 2025 Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of Information
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Mestre's "work will resonate through Information Science in years to come," Litwin Books said.
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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.
Rutgers Study Reveals How Funding Imbalances Can Weaken Collaboration on Social Issues
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SC&I researchers developed a communication model showing how "vertical resource dependency" can limit trust, dialogue, and progress within collaborations.
Andrew Medlar MLS'96 Awarded the 2025-2026 SC&I Distinguished Alumni Award
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Medlar, who has served as the president and director of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh since May 2022, has transformed accessibility and efficiency in the city's public library system.
Newly Launched Research Collaborative Polls Americans on Higher Education
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A Rutgers researcher and other researchers affiliated with the newly launched collaboration, "American Higher Education Barometer," conducted their first nationwide survey of Americans, which revealed that most recognize universities as vital for science, technology, healthcare, and economic growth.
Discovering a New Way to Measure Poverty
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An approach developed by Rutgers researchers could transform how international aid and development work operate.
What Makes Public Health Data Dashboards Actionable? Insights from a Rutgers SC&I-Hosted Forum
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The event provided an overview and critical reflections on the current state of research on actionable public health data dashboards.
How Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festivities in the U.S. Connect to Questions of Power, Identity, History, Inclusion, and Resistance
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According to Rutgers research, Day of the Dead in the U.S. "emerged as a form of resistance to dominant power structures and narratives based on histories of colonization, racism, sexism, and other forms of injustice."
Grandparents Can Play a Critical Role in Mediating Children's Media Use, Rutgers Study Finds
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This is part of the first study of its kind to focus on the role of grandparents in socializing children to media use by examining how they help mediate their grandchildren's exposure to media. Grandparents, the authors said, can help minimize the media's negative potential and maximize its positive potential.
Leveraging Art and Technology to Improve the Immigrant Experience
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Ali Motamedi shows how art and technology connect with immigration, identity, and language, helping people better understand and empathize with the immigrant experience.
The Case for Maximizing Digital Data in Qualitative Research
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In a special issue of the Journal of Communication, devoted to rethinking and updating qualitative research, Rutgers researchers advocate for including digital technology in interviews and ethnographic research to elevate the voices of people and groups that are often marginalized.