iSchool Professor Gretchen Stahlman Helps Lead Forum on Actionable Public Health Data Dashboards

Advancing Public Health Data Dashboards Forum in New Brunswick, NJ Dr. Gretchen Stahlman led the Forum on June 3-4, 2025 Researchers Collaborate Designing Actionable Dashboards Improving Public Health Outcomes Dashboards are also important tools for promoting data literacy and telling meaningful stories through data.”

 iSchool Assistant Professor Gretchen Stahlman is helping transform how public health dashboards are designed and used. On June 3–4, 2025, she helped organize the “Forum on Advancing the Science and Practice of Actionable Public Health Data Dashboards” in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The forum brought together researchers, dashboard creators, and community partners to discuss how dashboards can support public health decisions.  Colleagues at Rutgers University’s School of Communication & Information collaborated and were supported by the Rutgers …

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iSchool Student and Faculty Member Research Opioid Crisis and Internalized Stigma

Connected by Care Where Research Meets Compassion Margaret Sullivan iSchool Associate Professor Jonah Hancock iSchool Graduate Teaching Assistant

iSchool Professor Margaret Sullivan and graduate student Jonah Hancock researched how society understands the opioid crisis through their study of internalized stigma. Sullivan, who is in the sober community, started the study to explore the stigma cycle that prevents individuals from accessing vital health information. Hancock was motivated after losing friends to addiction, aiming to produce research that ensures fewer people will be affected by addiction. Their journal article, “The effect of self-stigma on the health information seeking and health behaviors of opioid users”, focuses …

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iSchool PhD Student Shares Research at LISA Conference in Chile

From Tallahassee to Chile Doctoral Student Spotlight | Rajesh Das Postcard From: Santiago, Chile From Tallahassee to Chile, Rajesh Das represented FSU at the international LISA conference, sharing research on astronomical knowledge systems. Proud to see our garnet and gold shine globally!

Rajesh Das, a School of Information PhD student, attended the 10th Library & Information Services in Astronomy (LISA) conference in Santiago, Chile. This conference held several international scientific meetings for librarians, data specialists, and astronomers to discuss how to retrieve, preserve, and access different astronomical information. “Attending the LISA conference significantly broadened my understanding of …

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School Researchers Secure National AI Infrastructure Award to Advance Patient–Clinician Communication

A team of iSchool researchers has been awarded a prestigious allocation through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Program to advance cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence for healthcare. The project, titled “Fine-Tuning Open-Source Large Language Models to Support Real-World Patient–Clinician Communication in Laboratory Test Results Interpretation” (NAIRR250293), was reviewed and approved for full allocation by the NAIRR program.

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