CCI Alumni Andres Bascumbe and Drew Piers Named 2022 Reubin O’D. Askew Awardees

Young Alumni Awards: Andres Bascumbe and Drew Piers

Recently, two College of Communication and Information alumni– Andres Bascumbe and Drew Piers– were named not only Notable Noles, but also 2022 Reubin O’D. Askew Awardees. This award, named in honor of former Governor Askew, recognizes young alumni’s contributions to their state, nation, and university and is the highest honor bestowed upon young alumni by …

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CCI Alumni Jessica Clark and Meagan Nixon Named 2022 Notable Noles

CCI Alumni Jessica Clark and Meagan Nixon Named 2022 Notable Noles - Young Alumni Awards

Recently, CCI alumni–Jessica Clark (B.S. Communication ‘10) and Meagan Nixon (B.S. Communication & Media Studies ‘11)– were named 2022 Notable Noles by the FSU Alumni Association. The Notable Nole program recognizes FSU graduates under the age of 35 who have made significant contributions to their profession, their community, and/or the university.  Read on to learn …

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CCI Students Ezekiel Faulknor and Diamond Scrivens Present their Research at the 2022 President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence

CCI Students Ezekiel Faulknor and diamond Scrivens Present their Research at the 2022 President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence

The 2022 President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence which took place on September 22 in the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House is a collaboration between the Office of the President and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE) that allows students to present their research and creative projects. This event was also the …

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Director of FSU STEM Libraries and ISchool Alumnus Renaine Julian Secures $471,847 Grant

Director of FSU STEM Libraries and iSchool Alumnus Renaine Julian Secures $471,847 Grant

Renaine Julian (B.S. Political Science ‘07, M.S. Urban and Regional Planning ‘11, MLIS ‘14), Director of STEM Libraries, has recently secured a $471,847 grant for the FAIR Facilities and Instruments Research Coordination Network in collaboration with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado Boulder.  As Director of STEM Libraries, Julian leads …

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Shuyuan Metcalfe and Xiuwen Liu Awarded U.S. Air Force Project to Identify “Deepfake” Image Manipulation

Dr. Shuyuan Metcalfe and Dr. Xiuwen Liu Awarded Project by the U.S. Air Force

FSU faculty members Dr. Shuyuan Metcalfe (School of Information) and Dr. Xiuwen Liu (Department of Computer Science) are currently working on exciting research to identify “deepfake” images. The recently awarded Project Aletheia from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) allows FSU investigators to develop machine learning (ML) models that will detect digitally manipulated images. The research …

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Associate Professor Malia Bruker Directs Powerful 360-Degree Film Threshold

Associate Professor Malia Bruker Directs Powerful 360-Degree Film: Threshold

Malia Bruker, an Associate Professor of Digital Media Production at CCI, directed as well as headed the cinematography and editing of the film Threshold which has screened multiple times across the US and Europe.   Bruker described the film saying, “Threshold is a 360-degree dance film that opens a portal into the transformational journey of four …

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