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Carol Ann Farino was murdered in Maplewood, N.J. in 1966 and her killer has still not been caught. In his new book about the case, Joe Strupp, a reporter for the Asbury Park Press and SC&I part time lecturer, explores the murder and its aftermath, and describes the challenges involved in reporting on true crime.
In his newest book, “Four Streets and a Square,” Marc Aronson explores 400 years of Manhattan’s history, with a focus on what he has coined “The New York City Idea”: the value of mixture, of people, of ideas, and of cultures found in New York City.”
The newly published “Excellence in Higher Education-Renewal (EHE-R) Framework,” specifically designed to assist U.S. colleges and universities recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, was written by Distinguished Professor of Communication Brent Ruben with input from colleagues from Rutgers.
Professor John Pavlik and doctoral student Shravan Regret Iyer, experts in experiential media, said presenting research for the first time in the Metaverse at the Sixth World Summit for Tourism and Hospitality Conference “was unique and surprisingly effective.”
Rutgers Today spoke with some of the university’s experts in health care, environmental science and engineering, education, labor and business to discuss what we have learned since the onset of COVID-19 and what we might expect in the future.
Senior and Journalism and Media Studies major Madison McGay credits the JMS program for helping prepare her for her role as the Managing Editor of The Daily Targum, her current internship at WNBC, and an exciting career after graduation.
By Megan Schumann, Rutgers University Office of Communications
A new study by Professor John Pavlik finds Cinematic VR storytellers are not fully utilizing virtual reality, and, Pavlik said, “unless they fully utilize its affordances, the impact of cinematic VR will fall short of its potential.”
SC&I faculty, students, and staff will attend this year’s New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) convention at the Hard Rock Hotel in Atlantic City from December 5–7. The theme for the annual convention is “Courage, Connection, Compassion,” and the keynote speakers are Ibi Zoboi, Daniel Naveri, and Don Vu.
Ph.D. student Nikhila Natarajan is a multilingual journalist (and the planet’s first #StudioInASuitcase media “researcher”) and part of the founding team of Observer Research Foundation America. She recently assisted journalist and author Chidanand Rajgjatta with his book “Kamala Harris, Phenomenal Woman.”