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Neighborhoods Initiative Urban Affairs Review Chicago
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Faculty Scholar Detail, 2002-2003Steve JonesProfessor and Head, Department of Communication College of Liberal Arts and Sciences A Great City Online: A Study of the Internet's Impact on Chicago's Neighborhoods Over the course of the year as a GCI Faculty Scholar, Steve Jones continued his research on telecommunications and urban planning, presenting his findings at both the National Communication Association annual meeting and the annual conference of the International Communication Association. He also participated in the Great Cities Winter Forum, organizing and moderating a session entitled "Does Open Access Mean an Open City? The Consequences of Civic and Community Networks." Jones submitted two grant proposals this year; the first involves research on Internet use at Chicago Public Library branches and the second proposes a virtual reality cultural heritage project with UIC’s Electronic Visualization Lab, the Great Cities Institute, and UIC Neighborhood Initiative. Jones received his PhD from the Institute for Communications Research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and maintains a position as Adjunct Professor there in addition to being head of the UIC Department of Communication. The Great Cities Institute Faculty Scholars Program brings UIC faculty to the Institute for a year in residence to begin, further, or complete an engaged research project. Scholars are free from their formal teaching responsibilities during their term. Prospective scholars apply by submitting a proposal that is peer reviewed along three key metrics of engaged research: interdisciplinarity, partnership, and impact. GCI Faculty Scholars implement and further their own research agendas, as well as develop grant proposals, participate in the Great Cities Institute Lecture Series, and contribute to the Great Cities Institute Working Paper Series. Applications are released in the fall semester and due at the start of the spring semester. |
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