Nearly Half of Americans Still Unsure About Popular Vaccine Misinformation
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The more knowledgeable someone claimed to be about vaccines, the more likely they believed multiple false claims.
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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.
Juan D. González Is Featured in “Takeover” As a Co-Founder and Leader of the Young Lords
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“Takeover,” a documentary chronicling the day in 1970 when the New York Young Lords occupied Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx, explains how the protest and takeover ultimately led to a new understanding that health care is a basic right for all Americans, as well as a national Patient Bill of Rights.
Covid-19 Pandemic Highlights the Need for Further Resourcing of U.S. Newborn Screening Programs
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New research by Liesl Broadbridge, a board-certified genetic counselor and SC&I Ph.D. student, underscores the resiliency of Newborn Screening Programs (NBS) in the U.S., which continued their vital work during the COVID-19 pandemic despite many challenges including shortages of funding and staff.
Deepfakes, Cheapfakes, Primarily Harm Minoritized Groups, New Rutgers Study Finds
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Audiovisual manipulation created for false personation primarily harms people in minoritized groups and serves to benefit those who are already powerful.
Jenny Mandelbaum, an Expert on Conversation Analysis, Transitions to Professor of Communication Emerita
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Mandelbaum, who has served on the SC&I faculty for 35 years, uses the methods of Conversation Analysis to examine everyday talk-in-interaction, and is also a co-director of the Rutgers University Conversation Analysis Lab (RUCAL).
People Suffering From Depression Susceptible to Vaccine-Related Misinformation
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A new study examines factors that may make people more vulnerable to false information.
Reporting on Violent Crime: Lessons from “A Long Walk Home”
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Carol Ann Farino was murdered in Maplewood, N.J. in 1966 and her killer has still not been caught. In his new book about the case, Joe Strupp, a reporter for the Asbury Park Press and SC&I part time lecturer, explores the murder and its aftermath, and describes the challenges involved in reporting on true crime.
A “Maddening” and “Magical” Island: How Manhattan Came to Be
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In his newest book, “Four Streets and a Square,” Marc Aronson explores 400 years of Manhattan’s history, with a focus on what he has coined “The New York City Idea”: the value of mixture, of people, of ideas, and of cultures found in New York City.”
A Prescription for U.S. Institutions of Higher Education Recovering from COVID-19
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The newly published “Excellence in Higher Education-Renewal (EHE-R) Framework,” specifically designed to assist U.S. colleges and universities recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, was written by Distinguished Professor of Communication Brent Ruben with input from colleagues from Rutgers.
Could Your Avatar Shake Hands? Attending an Academic Conference in the Metaverse
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Professor John Pavlik and doctoral student Shravan Regret Iyer, experts in experiential media, said presenting research for the first time in the Metaverse at the Sixth World Summit for Tourism and Hospitality Conference “was unique and surprisingly effective.”