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.
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.
A new study by Ph.D. alumna Jinkyung Katie Park and Associate Professor Vivek K. Singh examining bias in mobile phone-based mental health assessment algorithms has found their performance can vary significantly depending on gender.
One of the study’s most important findings is that disaster recovery is not simply based on phases, but that time itself is an organizing mechanism of resilience processes. Staff members’ sense of urgency induced them to work even as they left their homes or worried about flooding.
For Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, we asked members of the Rutgers faculty to share reflections on their identities, the complexities of the diaspora and some of the most pressing issues facing those within it.
