#RUSCI alumna Kellyanne Healey MI'23 has been awarded a 2026 Innovative Program Award by the #NJLA! As a Children's Librarian at the Parsippany Library, Healey won for her the International Children's Book Week project. Congrats! https://ow.ly/3QyH50Y6tei

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Congratulations to #RUSCI alumna Kellyanne Healey MI'23! The #NJLA awarded her the 2026 Innovative Program Award for her International Children's Book Week project at Parsippany Library. Learn more: https://ow.ly/MGf150Y6t35 #BookWeek #AlumniSuccess #Rutgers

Are AI Data Centers Driving Up Household Electricity Costs in New Jersey? Most New Jerseyans have noticed their home electricity bills have skyrocketed during the last couple of years. To discover the cause, a new Rutgers study will examine the impact AI data centers are having on rising household energy costs.

With AI energy demand projected to more than double by 2026, a new #Rutgers study led by #RUSCI Assistant Professor Kiran Garimella aims to quantify real-world increases in electricity for #NJ residents. More: https://ow.ly/jPA950XLHB0 @RutgersNB

When Your Family Is Estranged During the Holidays Familial feuds have ripple effects, experts say.

A New York Times article covering the ways people can cope with family estangement during the holidays quotes #RUSCI Assoc. #COM Prof. Kristina Scharp, who discusses her research on the topic. More: https://ow.ly/rfLP50XLEu5 @RutgersNB

Newark’s Ironbound Neighborhood Shines in MCM Students’ Social Media Strategy for the 2026 FIFA World Cup As anticipation builds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, New Jersey is stepping confidently into the global spotlight. For the very first time, the NY–NJ region will serve as a host of the tournament’s final.

#RUSCI Master of Communication & Media students are creating & implementing a social media strategy to help Newark's Ironbound neighborhood attract visitors during the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup! More: https://ow.ly/9VBl50XKq3Q @RutgersNB #WeAre26 @goironbound

Are AI Data Centers Driving Up Household Electricity Costs in New Jersey? Most New Jerseyans have noticed their home electricity bills have skyrocketed during the last couple of years. To discover the cause, a new Rutgers study will examine the impact AI data centers are having on rising household energy costs.

Have your electricity bills been going up? New #Rutgers #RUSCI research led by Assist. #LIS Prof. Kiran Garimella will examine whether the rapid build-out of AI data centers is driving up New Jersey household electricity bills. More: https://ow.ly/iLQt50XLHoi @RutgersU

When Your Family Is Estranged During the Holidays Familial feuds have ripple effects, experts say.

Research by #RUSCI Assoc. #COM Prof. Kristina Scharp highlights the often-overlooked burden on people caught between estranged family members. Read more in today's New York Times: https://ow.ly/5ARb50XLEqP @RutgersU

Opinion | Will Creative Work Survive A.I.? What A.I. imperils is not human creativity itself but the ability to make a living from creative endeavor.

Just out in The New York Times! In an op-ed by #RUSCI Caitlin Petre & Penn's Julia Ticona, they found "What A.I. imperils is not human creativity itself but the ability to make a living from creative endeavor." More: https://ow.ly/MS4y50XKu9M @RutgersU

Newark’s Ironbound Neighborhood Shines in MCM Students’ Social Media Strategy for the 2026 FIFA World Cup As anticipation builds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, New Jersey is stepping confidently into the global spotlight. For the very first time, the NY–NJ region will serve as a host of the tournament’s final.

#NJ will be a host of the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup in 2026 & a #RUSCI #MCM course is helping the Newark's Ironbound neighborhood promote itself as the great soccer-culture destination it is! More: https://ow.ly/KJRV50XKq1o
#WeAre26 @RutgersU @goironbound

How Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festivities in the U.S. Connect to Questions of Power, Identity, History, Inclusion, and Resistance According to Rutgers research, Day of the Dead in the U.S. "emerged as a form of resistance to dominant power structures and narratives based on histories of colonization, racism, sexism, and other forms of injustice."

Day of the Dead is almost here! #RUSCI #JMS Professor Regina Marchi, author of the book "Day of the Dead in the USA," explains why the holiday's popularity continues to grow in the #US as a spiritual, cultural and commercial celebration: https://ow.ly/SZUv50XhIEP #diasdelosmuertos @RutgersU

Joyce Valenza receives AASL Distinguished Service Award Joyce Valenza, assistant teaching professor of library and information science at Rutgers University, is the recipient of the 2019 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished Service Award. Sponsored by Rosen, the $3,000 award recognizes an individual member of the library profession who has, over a significant period, made an outstanding national contribution to school librarianship and school library development.

Hey #RUSCI peeps - did you see this yet? So great!

@joycevalenza receives AASL Distinguished Service Award - News and Press Center

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