Feb. 1 is the final deadline for abstract submissions to the Union for Democratic Communications 2012 international conference. Hosted by The Florida State University’s School of Communication, the conference will be held May 10-12, 2012, at the Turnbull Conference Center and will address the intersection of new technology, economic inequality and global environmental instability. THE …
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News about the research activities of the FSU College of Communication & Information
Extended deadline looms for UDC conference submissions
SCSD's Woods and COE's Hanline awarded $1.2 million grant to train early educators of special-needs kids
For the increasing number of “high-risk” families in Florida facing the complex challenges of infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays, additional help is on the way. Two Florida State University professors have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train more educators in specialized early intervention and support. …
CONTINUE READINGTwo SLIS doc students to present broadband research paper at iSchools iConference 2012
School of Library & Information Studies doctoral students Lauren Mandel and Nicole Alemanne are presenting a research paper, Rural Anchor Institution Broadband Connectivity: Enablers and Barriers to Adoption, at the upcoming iSchools iConference in Toronto, February 7–10, 2012. The paper presents findings from two research projects that the students are currently engaged in at the …
CONTINUE READINGCall for Papers: UDC Conference on ‘Climates of Change’
The Union for Democratic Communications has issued a call for papers for its 2012 international conference on “Climates of Change: Democracy Movements, Media and Global Environments.” The deadline for submission of abstracts is Jan. 15, 2012. Hosted by The Florida State University’s School of Communication, the conference will be held May 10-12 at the Turnbull …
CONTINUE READINGInformation Institute Receives Award for Evaluation of Florida Electronic Library
Since 2002, the Information Use Management and Policy Institute (Information Institute) of Florida State University, College of Communication and Information, School of Library and Information Studies has engaged in multiple evaluations of the Florida Electronic Library for the Florida Division of Library and Information Services (Division). For this current project the Information Institute will engage in …
CONTINUE READINGFSUComm faculty, students present at Istanbul conference
Dr. Steve McDowell, director of FSU’s School of Communication, Dr. Jennifer Proffitt, an associate professor of Communication, and five doctoral students presented at the 2011 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference held in Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-17. Presentations were as follows: Ginevra Adamoli-Kalbli, and Dr. Proffitt: “Promoting Economics with Morals: Capitalist Ideology in …
CONTINUE READINGCCI part of $10 million project to digitize U.S. biology collections
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to Florida State University and the University of Florida to coordinate 92 institutions in 45 states working to digitiz the nation’s biological collections. FSU’s Center for Information Management and Scientific Communication, in the College of Communication & Information, will work with UF’s Florida Museum …
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