A faculty member and doctoral student from Florida State University’s School of Information are part of a three-person group that received an I-Corps Teams grant of $50,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to participate in NSF’s flagship I-Corps Entrepreneur Training Program. The primary goal of the NSF I-Corps is to foster entrepreneurship that will …
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News about the faculty of all schools comprising the the FSU College of Communication & Information
iSchool team receives I-Corps Entrepreneur Training Program grant from National Science Foundation
COMM professor guest edits for special issue of the Journal of Communication
Florida State University School of Communication professor Arthur Raney served as guest editor for a special issue of the Journal of Communication (Volume 64, Number 3) on “Expanding the Boundaries of Entertainment Research,” which was published in June 2014. Raney, the James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and director of doctoral studies is an expert …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool associate director collaborates with College of Medicine on National Cancer Institute project
Florida State University School of Information Associate Director Michelle Kazmer is collaborating with the College of Medicine on a two-year project funded through the National Cancer Institute that will investigate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the Latina teenage population. Mary A. Gerend, an associate professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Behavioral Sciences …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool faculty collaborate on marketing, social media guide for libraries
Florida State University School of Information faculty members Christie Koontz and Lorri Mon collaborated on the recently published, “Marketing and Social Media: A Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums,” a guide to marketing libraries, archives, and museum professionals in the social media age. The collaboration is both an introductory textbook and a guide for working …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM assistant professor’s research featured on FSU 24/7
School of Communication Assistant Professor Patrick Merle is one of three Florida State University researchers featured in the article, “Florida State researchers join effort to study media-public policy connection,” on FSU 24/7 posted June 10. Merle, along with Carol Weissert, LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar and Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor Amanda Driscoll from Political …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM faculty member voted chair of Film Florida’s education council
Florida State University School of Communication research associate and adjunct faculty member Lucia Fishburne was elected chair of Film Florida’s Education Council at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Coral Gables, Fla., on June 3. Prior to her appointment at Florida State in 2012, she served in the Executive Office of the Governor as Florida’s State …
CONTINUE READINGKazmer accepts new role as iSchool’s associate director
Associate professor Michelle Kazmer accepted the new role of associate director at Florida State University’s School of Information effective May 8. In the position, Kazmer will assist School of Information Director Kathleen Burnett with administrative operations, and her responsibilities will evolve over time to meet the needs of the school. Initially she will focus on student orientation, …
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