Seven Books by SC&I Faculty Members to Read This Fall
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Faculty members from the Communication, Journalism and Media
Studies, and Library and Information Science Departments have published books
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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.
Exploring the impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on Equity in Healthcare
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The aim of a new NSF-funded project is to develop a learning ecosystem to enable up to 1,000 high school students in Rhode Island to explore and learn how Machine Learning and AI are impacting equity in healthcare. Associate Professor Charles Senteio is a consultant on this cutting-edge grant.
David Greenberg, Sunyoung Kim, and Youngrim Kim Awarded Rutgers 2023–2024 Research Council Awards
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The Rutgers University awards program offers “grant opportunities to support faculty research and especially to encourage scholarship in tackling challenging disciplinary problems in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and creative arts.”
Understanding the Impact of Social Media and Media on Children
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In a newly published opinion piece, SC&I Interim Dean Dafna Lemish said she explores larger questions the Children and Media scholarly community could ask to better address public concerns surrounding the impact of media on children.
Michael Lesk, Who Helped Build the Computer Operating System Unix, Transitions to Professor Emeritus
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Professor of Library and Information Science Michael Lesk served on the Library and Information Science faculty at SC&I for twenty years, following a successful career at Bell Labs, Bellcore, and the National Science Foundation.
Higher-Ed Journalism Instruction Meets Tech in New UNESCO Handbook
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This week at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference, being held in Lyon, France, SC&I Professor of Journalism and Media Studies Susan Keith will present her research and her new co-edited handbook will officially be launched. In addition to Keith, SC&I Professor of Journalism and Media Studies Deepa Kumar and Ph.D. student Melissa Gasparotto will also present their research.
John Pavlik Named a Fellow of the International Communication Association (ICA)
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This prestigious honor recognizes Professor of Journalism and Media Studies John V. Pavlik’s record of scholarly achievement. Pavlik is an expert on the impact of new technology on journalism, media, and society.
For Cancer Patient Caregivers: Providing Optimal Support During Medical Interactions
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A new study provides insights into ways family members, friends, and other caregivers and companions can provide optimal support to loved ones who have been diagnosed with serious illnesses such as cancer during interactions with physicians and other health care providers.
People, Not Google Search, Choose Unreliable News
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Engagement with partisan or unreliable news is driven by personal content choices, rather than the content presented by online search algorithms, suggests a study published in Nature.
Youngrim Kim Named the Recipient of a 2022 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award by the University of Michigan
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An Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at SC&I, Kim said her dissertation, which she earned from the University of Michigan in 2022, “examines the politics surrounding state-initiated digital health platforms that are built to manage global health crises, through the case study of two infectious disease outbreaks in South Korea: the 2015 MERS Epidemic and COVID-19.”