The annual workshop was held virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The online format ensured the safety of the staff and students, and the high school students still made the most of it.
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.
Before moving to the United States when she was just 12 years old, JMS alumna Cherie Darby was born and raised in Jamaica. SC&I spoke with her about her experiences working in the media industry as a Caribbean-American woman, and her belief that everyone of all races and backgrounds deserves a seat at the table.
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.
JMS alumnus and news reporter and anchor Aaron Farrar '15 spoke with SC&I about his experiences as one of the only African American journalists covering the news at every media company he’s worked for, and how he advocates for greater racial diversity in the newsroom and in the news stories he writes.
