As part of a larger group of researchers at The Florida State University, Dr. Kenn Apel and Dr. Shurita Thomas-Tate of the School of Communication Science & Disorders are co-investigators on the “Reading for Understanding Research Network” project. The five-year, $100 million grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences …
CONTINUE READINGCategory: CCI in the News
Mainstream media stories about CCI faculty, staff, students and programs, usually published as a result of a CCI press release.
Coverage of IES grant in local media
CCI team research to aid renewable energy researchers
A team of CCI information experts recently built a new Web portal that could modernize how sustainable energy researchers share their work. The new Renewable Energy Research Portal will also, its creators hope, serve as a model for a state-of-the-art cyber infrastructure offering a more sophisticated way to use the Internet to efficiently seek out …
CONTINUE READINGLeonard LaPointe research highlighted in "Research in Review"
Research being conducted by Dr. Leonard LaPointe, Francis Eppes professor of Communication Science & Disorders, was highlighted in an article in the most recent edition of Florida State University Research in Review. The research focuses on how to prevent falls in America’s aging population.
CONTINUE READING"Library guy" alumnus works to make a difference
April 28 article from St. Peterburg Times (www.tampabay.com) about SLIS alumnus Paul Clark, “Library Guy shows how one man can make a difference in Tallahassee” available at http://www.tampabay.com/ TEXT ONLY VERSION (No photo): Library Guy shows how one man can make a difference in Tallahassee He wasn’t sure he could make a difference. Just one …
CONTINUE READINGCCI board member Vangalis-Zepp in Democrat’s "25 Top Women"
CCI Leadership Board member Victoria Vangalis-Zepp was recently honored by the Tallahassee Democrat as one of their " Top Women You Need to Know."The Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle Inc. also named her as one of their 2010 Woman of Distinction in Business, Finance and Insurance for her many community endeavors. Vangalis-Zepp is …
CONTINUE READINGWiegand/book festival in Democrat
F. Williams Summers Professor Wayne Wiegand received a mention and was quoted in the Tallahassee Democrat’s Tallahassee.com site on March 14, 2010. The article was about the upcoming Tallahassee book festival and writers conference: Following the social, a public panel discussion on “The Power of Books to Shape American Life” will feature FSU library and information studies …
CONTINUE READINGEverhart Named in FSU Research Annual Report
Dr. Nancy Everhart, associate professor in the School of Library & Information Studies at the College of Communication & Information, was listed under “Selected Faculty Honors” in the 2009-2010 Florida State University Office of Research Annual Report for being elected President of the American Library Association’s (ALA) American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Learn more …
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