Over Six in Ten ‘Likely Voters’ Support Vote by Mail, Survey Says
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66% of likely voters support giving every American the right to vote by mail in November, a new survey finds.
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Ever Seen the Ocean Floor? Drones Enable Journalists to Create Exciting New Immersive Stories
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Professor John Pavlik explains in a recently published paper how drones and other emerging technologies are enabling journalists to create increasingly exciting immersive journalism experiences for their audiences, and creating new challenges as well.
After 35 Years at SC&I and a World-Renowned Career, Nicholas Belkin Transitions to Distinguished Professor Emeritus
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Nicholas Belkin, an internationally known scholar of human-centered information retrieval, is transitioning to distinguished professor emeritus at Rutgers, and will continue his cutting-edge work at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington.
Tracking COVID-19 with a new app that assures user privacy
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A team of Rutgers professors develop COVIDNearby app to help monitor the spread of coronavirus. The app will also provide researchers with insights about the privacy preferences of individuals during health emergencies.
ASIS&T Names Alumna Diane Sonnenwald the 2020 Recipient of its Highest Honor
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The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) has named Diane Sonnenwald, Ph.D.'93 the 2020 recipient of the ASIS&T Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by the Association. The award’s purpose is to recognize an individual who has made particularly noteworthy and sustained contributions to the information science field.
Comedy Can Help Change the World, Rutgers Researcher Says
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Comedy helps contribute to social change when done in the right way.
Online Autocompletes Are More Likely to Yield COVID-19 Misinformation in Spanish than in English
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Rutgers researchers find Spanish autocompletes are more likely to yield harmful, negative results.
Charles Senteio Named Martin Luther King, Jr. Visiting Professor at MIT
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Senteio will collaborate with Dr. Retsef Levi at MIT’s Sloan School of Management to conduct research on health inequities and technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Solidarity message from SC&I's Diversity Committee
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We have witnessed the range of anti-Black violence that have filled our screens over the last few weeks. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd. We are writing to make clear that, as a community, we stand together in pain, rage, and solidarity against the everyday violence that threatens Black people living in the United States.
Brent Ruben Publishes Whitepaper to Guide Colleges and Universities as they Adapt to COVID-19
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, how can colleges and universities best determine how to adapt their purpose, priorities, and resources? Distinguished Professor Brent Ruben has published a whitepaper to provide guidance to institutions of higher education as they navigate these challenging decisions.