Adams signs CCI agreement with Thai university

Dr. Jonathan Adams, associate professor at the School of Communication, travelled to the Mukdahan Thailand, to visit the campus of Ubon Ratichani University in May and secure a signed cooperative agreement between the College of Communication & Information (CCI) and Ubon’s Department of International Affairs. A signing ceremony took place on May 20. The agreement is a …

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LaPointe will spend two months in Paris

Dr. Leonard LaPointe has been approved by the Musée de l’Homme in Paris to access the 87 cabinets of the work of the 19th century French neuroscientist Paul Broca, who was the first to propose a specific site in the brain associated with human language. Dr. LaPointe will spend two months in Paris researching and …

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Mardis' digital school library research is IMLS April 2011 profile of the month

The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies research grant Digital Libraries to School Libraries (DSL2SL) is the highlighted Institute for Museum and Library Studies (IMLS) website Project Profile for April 2011. The three-year study of the use of digital technology and professional development in school libraries to integrate digital learning objects into online …

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Raney to deliver senior-scholar lecture at BEA symposium

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, associate professor and director of doctoral studies in the School of Communication, has been invited to deliver a senior-scholar lecture at the Broadcast Education Association’s featured research symposium April 10 in Las Vegas. BEA is one of the largest gatherings of broadcasting and cable educators in the world, and this year’s …

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FSU’s Raney delivers prestigious Pockrass Lecture at Penn State

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, an associate professor and director of doctoral studies in FSU’s School of Communication, was invited to give the prestigious Robert M. Pockrass Memorial Lecture this week at The Pennsylvania State University. Raney, a leading media effects scholar, spoke about “The Ongoing Morality Play: Media Entertainment and Our Sense of Right and …

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Mardis to speak at IMLS WebWise 2011

Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the FSU School of Library & Information Studies, has been invited to speak at the WebWise 2011 Conference in Baltimore, MD. Regarded as a signature event of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the annual conference brings together representatives from museums, libraries, education and other fields to explore …

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