iSchool Distance Learning Fosters In-Person Connections

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As FSU School of Information (iSchool) prepares to celebrate 25 years of online learning during the 2021-2022 academic year, we are once again reminded of how the flexibility of learning from anywhere helps connect individuals with similar passions. In late June, a group of students in the completely online Master of Information (MSI) program met …

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iSchool Professors Receive ALISE Best Conference Paper Award

Florida State University School of Information (iSchool) Professors Drs. Melissa Gross and Don Latham received the 2021 Best Conference Paper Award from the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Their paper titled “Is There a Social Worker in your Library?” explores the benefits and drawbacks of having social workers on-site at public libraries …

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81 Students & Faculty Celebrated at Virtual CCI Honors & Awards Program

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Each spring, the FSU College of Communication and Information (CCI) hosts the Honors and Awards Program and Reception to celebrate the academic excellence, leadership, and dedication to service of our students and faculty. For the first time ever, this event was held virtually, via Zoom, where awardees and their friends and families were able to …

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Associate Professor Receives NSF Trusted CI Fellowship for Cybersecurity

Dr. Shuyuan Ho, an associate professor in the School of Information, is one of six scientists nationwide that have been awarded the 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Trusted CI Fellowship. This program seeks to empower researchers with up-to-date and advanced cybersecurity knowledge so that they can serve as liaisons to their respective communities. Dr. Ho will keep …

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iSchool Professor is Keynote Speaker at CIMED International Conference

Florida State University College of Communication and Information (CCI) Associate Dean for Innovation and School of Information Professor Dr. Paul F. Marty was the keynote speaker at the virtual International Congress of Museums and Digital Strategies (CIMED) hosted by the Polytechnic University of Valencia on March 25, 2021. His presentation titled “Contributions of Museum Technology …

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Study on Black Women in Computing Receives Best Paper Award

iSchool Assistant Professor Dr. Yolanda Rankin received the Best Paper Award in the Computer Science Education Research track for the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium for Computer Science Education (2021 SIGCSE) and presented her findings at the symposium on March 18th. Her co-authored paper, titled “Real Talk: Saturated Sites of Violence in CS Education,” investigates the …

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