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.
SC&I faculty members Lauren Feldman and Vivek Singh have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for their project, “Fair and Accurate Information Quality Assessment Algorithms.” They will study algorithms that are used to assess the quality of information online and share their findings widely.
Research finds that media trust is heavily influenced by the views of others – and, in the online world, negative voices are more influential.
In an age of heightened and polarized ideologies and viewpoints from the workplace to national politics, Ruben and Gigliotti encourage readers to engage in critical self-reflection about the dynamics of social influence in our personal and professional lives, and the responsibility we each bear as agents of social influence.
The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) annual meeting will be held in Melbourne, Australia, this year, and will focus on the ways information and its delivery “to the right group, at the right place, in the right time, and in the right way” impacts personal behaviors.
Through his new book, Gigliotti hopes the book will be useful for departments, organizations, and leaders seeking to improve their knowledge and skills in the area of crisis leadership.
Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies Mary Chayko spent seven days in Belgrade, Serbia in Sept. 2019 launching the translation of her book Superconnected: The Internet, Digital Media, and Techno-Social Life into Serbian.
The Academy of Management names Fu the recipient of its Best Social Entrepreneurship Paper Award.
In her latest book, Klein, the Rutgers inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture, and Feminist Studies, “explains how the bold ideas and action within the Green New Deal could avert climate catastrophe and be a blueprint for a just and thriving society.”
At the colloquium, five new faculty members presented overviews of their research and fielded questions from the audience, comprised of SC&I faculty and staff attending the annual fall event.
The NCA will present Fu with the award on November 16 at the NCA 105th Annual Convention in Baltimore.
