July 2022 - News Articles

Published just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first secular celebrations of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in the United States, the new edition documents how the celebration has evolved since it was first observed in the US in the fall of 1972, paying particular attention to how Hollywood films, video games, YouTube and other forms of media have made the celebration even more popular over the past 12 years since the first edition of the book was published.

Cohen, a much-beloved faculty member in the SC&I Department of Journalism and Media Studies, began working at Rutgers in 1969. In 1976 he joined the faculty of the Department of Journalism and Urban Communications (which was absorbed by SC&I in 1982).

Martha Hickson received 2022 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity for her fight against censorship.

For those looking for a book to read this summer that is both fascinating and informative, a great idea is to choose one written or edited by a SC&I faculty member. We have pulled together a list of their books published in 2022.

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in Communication Mark Beal has spent over 30 years honing his craft, including his long career as a partner at the New York City-based public relations firm Taylor, his work as a SC&I faculty member, and as a recognized expert on Gen Z. Read how he prepares to make presentations, tips that are applicable “whether you are in a one-on-one job interview or delivering a speech to 500 attendees.”

By determining the association between nursing notes and patient deterioration and mortality, SC&I Associate Professor Charles Senteio and his research collaborators ultimately aim to inform clinical decision support systems to alert doctors and nurses to the clinical circumstances and decisions which are at risk of racial/ethnic bias, both in the U.S. and in Brazil.

On April 13, 2022, the SC&I Alumni Association recognized Nicole A. Cooke for her outstanding accomplishments as a professor, librarian, writer, and scholar.

Collaborating with my classmates turned out to be an awesome experience,” said Thiffany Fernandes, one of the four Journalism and Media Studies students who worked on the award-winning film.

Stephen Bacchetta MI’20 is a records manager and digital archivist for Seton Hall University. He offers this candid view of his post-undergraduate experiences with SC&I. Thank you, Stephen!

The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) in collaboration with the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA), has awarded the research proposal, “Experiential Media and Climate Change,” submitted by Ph.D. student Shravan Regret Iyer, with an Honorable Mention.

After serving as director of creative development and director of photography at Getty Images New York, Susan Chanin MCM’23 co-founded Mother Image™, a woman-centric boutique photo agency, with her partner Rana Faure. A photo assignment at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) led her to Rutgers and the Master of Communication and Media program.