Merle pens article on Le Pen Family Feud

Patrick Merle, assistant professor in the School of Communication, wrote an article for the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on the Le Pen family, currently in the news for a familial dispute. With family politics merging with public politics, Merle wrote a succinct review of the family’s feud. The article was published on …

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CCI Students Premiere New Sci-Fi Web Series

IronZoo Productions will be premiering its new web series, Chronos, on Thursday April 30, 2015 at Florida State University’s Askew Student Life Center (942 Learning Way, Tallahassee, FL 32304). Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the screening will begin at 7 p.m. Chronos is an eight part sci-fi web series centered on the idea …

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Chapa’s research quoted by Latina Mom Bloggers

Food is the cornerstone of many cultures and traditions. Sindy Chapa, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, recently conducted a study that found the majority of Latina mothers (over 80%) value passing down family history to their children through cooking. Authentic ingredients like Mazola Corn Oil help generations follow the recipes passed down by their …

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iSchool’s Marcia Mardis awarded Developing Scholar Award

The School of Information‘s Marcia Mardis has been awarded the Developing Scholar Award by the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) at Florida State University. Dr. Mardis is the second School of Information faculty member to ever have received this distinction. The Developing Scholar Award is based upon an evaluation of Mardis’ scholarly activities at Florida State University. …

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Forensics Team to hold Nationals Showcase

On Monday, March 30th, the FSU Forensics Team will be holding its annual Nationals Showcase at 8:00 p.m at the Claude Pepper Center (636 W Call St, Tallahassee, Florida 32306). The event is free and open to the public. The event will also be available via live stream, so you can watch online if you can’t make …

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Houck talks Project South on NPR

Davis Houck, professor in the School of Communication, was featured on NPR’s history department blog on March 13. The article is a plea for “historical crowdsourcing” using an archive at Stanford University called Project South. Initiated in summer 1965, eight students spread throughout the South under Stanford’s Institute of American History and KZSU, a campus radio …

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