Survey Highlights an Emerging Divide Over Artificial Intelligence in the U.S.
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A Rutgers-led project examines trust in the technology.
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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.
The Faith and Politics Institute Names Faith Wilson JMS’24 a John Robert Lewis Fellow 2025-2026
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The prestigious and highly competitive fellowship was formed by The Faith and Politics Institute after the 2020 death of the late civil rights leader and U.S. Representative John Robert Lewis. As a fellow, Wilson will concentrate on studying the six principles of nonviolence and the history of the Civil Rights Movement.
Honoring John Lewis on the 60th Anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” March to Selma
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“Lewis’s heroism was central to the Selma campaign in 1965, and he also was the one who did the most to keep Selma alive in popular memory in the last few decades, through these pilgrimages. So he really is the person with whom the campaign is most associated,” said SC&I and History Professor David Greenberg, author of “John Lewis: A Life.”
Mark Beal Delivers a TEDx Talk Exploring How Generation Z is Redefining the Workplace
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Beal said, “Today’s CEOs need to transform the way they run their businesses because Gen Z ‘works to live,’ they don’t ‘live to work’ as prior generations have.”
Survey Reveals Concerns and Adoption Trends Around AI’s Rising Influence
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A new Rutgers-led project tracks how Americans view artificial intelligence’s impact on politics, media and daily life.
New Special Issue of Information and Learning Sciences: "Learning with Social Media in an Algorithmic Age: Opportunities and Challenges for Education"
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The journal special issue puts a spotlight on commercial social media's increasing presence in both formal and informal education and its role in "incidental and purposeful learning." The co-editors and authors explore how social media algorithms — the systems driving what content and ads appear when visitors use the app — can expand, disrupt, and constrain how people learn.
Addressing Digital Disparities in American Criminal Justice
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A study led by Associate Professor of Communication Jeffrey Lane explores the inequitable use of social media as evidence in America’s courts of law.
Exploring the Impact of Health Communication on Policy in the Digital Age
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“Health equity is not necessarily a health issue – it’s a human rights issue. I ground my work in this fundamental premise,” Senteio said.
Examining the Impact of Venture Capital Financing on Digital Technology Start-Ups
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The type of financing digital technology startups rely on has significant implications for how those companies govern our social and professional relationships, our politics, our public sphere, and our culture, a Rutgers study shows.
Developing a Bilingual Chatbot for Access to Health and Government Services in New Jersey
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Multilingual access to public sector chatbots is key to fostering equitable digital health adoption, Rivera and Singh said.