The results are in and two Florida State professors have been recognized by the Florida Book Awards. The Florida Book Awards (FBA) have been around since 2006, when Dr. Wayne Weigand, Professor Emeritus and F. Williams Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies, co-organized the awards. The Florida Book Awards were created to recognize and celebrate Florida’s best books and …
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Florida Book Awards honor FSU Professors
20 Questions with Michelle Kazmer
20 Questions with Michelle Kazmer What was your first job? I worked in the Pool & Tennis Center for Greater Washington Area Parks and Recreation in Washington, Pennsylvania. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? “Not THAT way!” Where did you grow up? I spent the first 18 years …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool’s Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho awarded FC² Collaborative Seed Grant
Earlier this year Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho was awarded the NSF I-CORPS grant to investigate the feasibility of communication analysis software and human language analysis in various market segments, and now she has received yet another grant. Dr. Ho has been awarded the Florida Center for Cybersecurity (FC²) Collaborative Seed Grant. FC² is poised to …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Paul Marty
20 Questions with Paul Marty What was your first job? My first “job” was pet-sitting for neighbors going on vacation, which helped me learn how to handle strange requests from clients (e.g., “here’s how you need to cook steaks for my cat.”). My first “actual” job was working as a computer programmer for the U.S. …
CONTINUE READINGEverhart featured in Orlando Sentinel
Project PALS (Panhandle Autism Library Services), a collaborative project between College of Communication and Information faculty Dr. Nancy Everhart and Dr. Juliann Woods, was featured last week in the Orlando Sentinel. Everhart was interviewed for an article about specialized library programs for children with autism was published January 27th and highlighted the importance of the library …
CONTINUE READINGFlorida’s iSchool unveils new leadership for #1 ranked School Media program
Florida’s iSchool unveils new leadership for #1 ranked School Media program Focus will use new leadership approaches to innovate and reimagine K-12 school technology leadership TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – February 3, 2015 – The iSchool at Florida State University’s College of Communication and Information today announced that it will launch a new initiative, “Educational Informatics” as …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Health Informatics Research Highlighted at Health Communication Conference
Several health informatics research studies conducted by CCI faculty, students and collaborators have been selected for presentation at the D.C. Health Communication Conference (DCHC) which will be held in Fairfax, Virginia from April 16-18, 2015. This biennial conference features competitive papers, posters, and panels on cutting edge health communication research and strategies, evolving health information technologies, …
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