Even men can get breast cancer. That’s the message a non-profit organization formed by a group of Florida State University students and their instructor wants people to know. The Alliance for Breast Cancer Awareness in Women & Men is the result of the work of graduate students in two communication classes taught by William J.P. …
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News about the FSU College of Communication & Information
Comm students promote awareness of male breast cancer
CCI merges school development/advancement programs
The Florida State University’s newly merged College of Communication & Information Leadership Board meets to merge development & advancement programs On July 17, 2009, Dr. Lawrence Dennis, dean of the newly merged departments of Communication, Communication Science & Disorders, and Information met with notable alumni and friends from all over the country in this inaugural …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Julie Stierwalt named ASHA Fellow
Dr. Julie A.G. Stierwalt, associate professor in the School of Communication Science & Disorders, was recently named a Fellow by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, one of the highest honors ASHA bestows. “Our students are so fortunate to have Dr. Stierwalt as a research mentor, professional role model, and teacher,” said Dr. Juliann …
CONTINUE READINGFrom Tallahassee to Tbilisi: Fulbright scholar to work for literacy in Georgia libraries
By MARK HARPER © DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL July 20, 2009 Last summer, as news broke of Russia’s invasion of neighboring Georgia, Heather Wakefield was in the throes of a months-long process, applying for a Fulbright grant to study and research literacy in the Central Asian nation. “I had come to love the country even …
CONTINUE READINGSpirit of accident victim, a recent Comm grad, honored online
By JOHN A. TORRES © FLORIDA TODAY JULY 26, 2009 Michaela Thomas loved having an opinion. Social issues or controversial topics never scared her away. Nor did people. She could sit and watch people, strangers, for hours. “She was opinionated but never judgmental, and that’s a rare combination,” her mother, Kathleen Yockey, said. “She …
CONTINUE READINGMardis on WCTV, WTLX news
Dr. Marcia Mardis (center) discusses school library resources with Stephanie Salvatore and Lauren Searcy of WCTV. Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, appeared on local television evening news reports, Friday, July 24, 2009, on WCTV and WTLX. The features highlighted the recent grant received by Mardis to investigate the …
CONTINUE READINGMardis receives IMLS grant to explore digital open content for school libraries
Studies have shown that digital resources — video clips, audio, simulations, and images — improve student learning in science and math, and the emergence of online digital libraries has made more free resources available than ever before. Yet few make it to student classrooms or computers. A new research study at The Florida State University …
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