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.
Posters on Black Twitter are interpolating themselves into the lives of Korean “Squid Game” characters to critique and imagine themselves as fellow players within the “Squid Game” universe, and thereby imagining a different alternative world where Black audiences and Korean characters in the game have an advantage.
Donald Trump continues to dominate the news cycle whether he is in office or not. But if he continues to make headlines with the same outlandish statements, when does it stop being news?
As SC&I faculty member Leo Sacks prepares to teach a new course called “Digital Storytelling” during the spring 2023 semester, he’s also celebrating the forthcoming release of the documentary he directed, “A TASTE OF HEAVEN: THE ECSTATIC SONG & GOSPEL OF MAESTRO RAYMOND ANTHONY MYLES.”
American academic librarians played an extraordinary role in assisting university communities through responsive virtual information services in the early days of the pandemic, according to new Rutgers research.
Fu was chosen from among a competitive pool of candidates to participate in an innovative SciComm Identities Project science communication fellowship for pre-tenure faculty of color.
The first event of its kind hosted by SC&I, a recent Rutgers symposium brought together scholars and advocates from Rutgers and beyond to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare, and share research methods, findings, and next steps.
The study of taxonomy alignment and misalignment in biodiversity contexts; the role of digital platforms and data-driven systems in relation to state institutions and governance; how communication processes address inequity and marginalization; and ways everyday people talk about, engage with, and collectively shape the modern world around them are the research foci of the four new faculty members.
The School of Communication and Information’s iSchool faculty and students will participate in the 85th Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Annual Meeting, scheduled from October 29 – November 1 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the first time, the conference will take place in the same hotel immediately following the Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Meeting (ALISE).
As a senior majoring in Communication, Cuddihy highlights her research experiences at SC&I and the constant support she receives from advisors, faculty, and staff, and said, “I realized that the work we were doing had the power to call attention to ongoing disparities and improve people's lives.”
Members of SC&I’s faculty, Ph.D. students, and alumni will attend and present at the 2022 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 24-26.
