Gross elected ALISE Vice President/ President-Elect

Dr. Melissa Gross of The Florida State University will be the next president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), an organization that serves as the intellectual home of faculty in library and information science graduate programs throughout North America. Gross’ election as ALISE Vice President/President-Elect, seems a natural progression for the …

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Dr. Barry Sapolsky dies after long battle with leukemia

Dr. Barry S. Sapolsky, 61, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication at The Florida State University, passed away on Nov. 28, 2010, after a long and hard fought battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A memorial service was held at Temple Israel on Mahan Drive on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Sapolsky began his career at Florida …

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Stvilia and Jörgensen publish journal article about Flickr usage

Dr. Besiki Stvilia and Dr. Corinne Jörgensen of the School of Library & Information Studies co-authored the article “Member activities and quality of tags in a collection of historical photographs in Flickr” in the December 2010 Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Citation of the article: Stvilia, B. and Jörgensen, C. …

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Mardis is guest editor of Knowledge Quest

Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, is guest editor of the Nov/Dec 2010 issue of Knowledge Quest, the official journal of the American Association of School Librarians. The issue theme is “STEM for Our Students” and features articles on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. Highlighted in …

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New book by Gross: HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels

Dr. Melissa Gross of the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University has co-written a book, HIV/AIDS in Young Adult Novels: An Annotated Bibliography, with Annette Y. Goldsmith, Ph.D. and Debi Carruth, doctoral candidate. The book was published by Scarecrow Press (citation below). Not long after becoming public health concerns in …

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Proffitt and Cox: First at AEJMC

by Bob Branciforte Assistant professor Jennifer M. Proffitt and  doctoral student Nicole Cox of the School of Communication won first place in the Cultural and Critical Studies Division poster competition during the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) 94th annual conference, August 4–7, Denver. Their research, “Mimicking Bollywood in Slumdog Millionaire: A …

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$2.5 million grant helps team transform teaching of math, science

A doctor records his patients’ symptoms on a tiny laptop computer, receiving instant, expert feedback for his diagnosis.  A police officer gets a suspect’s rap sheet in minutes, thanks to the cruiser-installed computer connecting her to critical public safety data. Even the cashier at the fast-food joint uses a high-tech system to process your order …

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