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.
The aim of the MIC Center, which is a collaboration between SC&I and the Annenberg School for Journalism at the University of Pennsylvania, is to bridge some of these divides, bringing together the thought leadership advanced through academia and the activists who work tirelessly on social issues.
The Intercept, together with U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Intercept senior correspondent Naomi Klein (“The Shock Doctrine”) are proud to present “A Message from the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,” a 7-minute animated film featuring art by award-winning illustrator Molly Crabapple (“Brothers of the Gun”), co-written by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Avi Lewis (“This Changes Everything”) and co-directed by Kim Boekbinder and Jim Batt. The film is narrated by Ocasio-Cortez.
Mark Aakhus, Sunyoung Kim, and Lisa Mikesell are collaborating with the Hematologic Malignancies Program at RCINJ to help design a patient support system to help physicians communicate with cancer patients about the risks involved in using Bone Marrow Transplant as an alternative to chemotherapy.
Associate Dean and Professor Dafna Lemish has recently published with colleagues “Fear in Front of The Screen.” Based on two research studies, the book focuses on the impact scary television content can have on children’s fears, nightmares, and development.
The grant, from the William T. Grant Foundation, will support Yanovitzky’s collaborative project intended to stimulate greater engagement of policymakers in New Jersey and beyond with research that can support sound policies that will increase access to depression screening for all adolescents and connect them with adequate treatment as necessary.
The two-day symposium held in Philadelphia's City Hall on March 25 and 26 addressed what the platform economy is, and what that means for workers; the drawbacks and possibilities technology offers workers; the work of the International Labour Organization, run by the United Nations; policy interventions and more.
The American Public Health Association (APHA) Aging in Public Health section has awarded Honorable Mention for the Betty J. Cleckley Minority Issues Research Award to a paper co-authored by Charles Senteio, Assistant Professor of Library and Information science.
Available for purchase on both Wiley and Amazon, Lewis uses real-world cases to illustrate the theoretical perspective and highlight the dynamics surfaced in her and others’ research.
Having founded the journal and served as an editor since 2004, SC&I’s Associate Dean for Programs Dafna Lemish is stepping down. SC&I’s Faculty members Amy Jordan and Vikki Katz will now serve as co-editors.
Marie Radford's new book tackles the fundamentals of the reference interview, from why it’s important in the first place to methods for setting the stage for a successful interview and techniques for finding out what the library user really wants to know. Radford is a professor of library and information science at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information (SC&I).
