Ten STARS (Students & Technology in Academia, Research & Service) students were joined by a STARS alumna as they visited Killearn Lakes Elementary School’s Fall Festival on October 19th to volunteer and contribute their service by tabling stations to bring more attention to the world of technology. The event attendance exceeded 800 kids and parents. …
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FSU STARS Students Volunteer at Killearn Lakes STEM Day
IT Alumna Jaliya Wilson Lands New Position
Information Technology (IT) alumna Jaliya Wilson (BS ’21) recently landed a new position as a Public Affairs Officer at the United States Navy. This position disseminates information to the public and press in hopes to deter misinformation regarding the U.S. Navy. “I am extremely overjoyed with receiving this position. Nothing feels better than to know …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Professor Receives NIH Phased Innovation Award
School of Information Associate Professor Dr. Zhe He was part of a research team that recently received a five-year $801,110 R21/R33 Phased Innovation Award from the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This award will fund a project designed to tackle the HIV epidemic among youth in North Florida …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Associate Professor Receives CRC SEED Grant
iSchool Associate Professor Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho Metcalfe was recently granted a Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) SEED grant from FSU. FSU’s Seed Grant program provides funding for a new direction or continuing early support of existing research or creative activity, with the expectation that this assistance will lead to the application for external …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Doctoral Candidate Miguel Garcia-Salas Receives Award
Doctoral candidate in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (SCSD) Miguel Garcia-Salas, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Rising Star Award. “I’m deeply honored and humbled to receive the Rising Star Award,” Garcia-Salas said. “It’s incredibly validating to know that my work resonates with …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Professor Paul Marty Partners with Microsoft Copilot in the Classroom
School of Information (iSchool) professor Paul Marty is working with FSU’s Information Technology Services (ITS), Office of Digital Learning (ODL), and faculty across campus to partner with Microsoft on a pilot test of Microsoft Copilot in the Classroom. “We are excited about the potential of this pilot test to improve our understanding of the role …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Faculty and Students Present at SSSR Conference in Denmark
Faculty and graduate students from the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 11-13, 2024.
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