Florida State University School of Information Associate Director Michelle Kazmer is collaborating with the College of Medicine on a two-year project funded through the National Cancer Institute that will investigate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the Latina teenage population. Mary A. Gerend, an associate professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Behavioral Sciences …
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iSchool associate director collaborates with College of Medicine on National Cancer Institute project
iSchool to offer combined BSIT/MSIT program
Florida State University’s School of Information now offers a combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Information Technology, which will allow motivated and academically talented undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue both degrees in a shorter time span. Students accepted to this combined program may count up to 12 units of graduate coursework …
CONTINUE READINGWebJunction-FREE library specific courses
Beginning on July 1, access to WebJunction’s library-specific courses is available for free to all library workers (including volunteers) across the nation. Through the generous support of OCLC, the Gates Foundation, and many state library agencies across the U.S., WebJunction will continue to provide timely and relevant learning content for you to access anytime, from …
CONTINUE READINGCareer Workshop: Information Consulting as a career (online and live in PA)
Career Workshop: Information Consulting as a career Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from 5:30 -7:30pm The SLA Philadelphia chapter will be hosting their second installment of the Career Workshop with the SLA Princeton-Trenton chapter. This will be an onsite program with webcasting option. We will have 3 panelists discussing “Career Workshop: Information Consulting as a …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alumnus thrives as president of publicly traded tech incubator
Joey Ricard was born in Key West, the son and grandson of treasure hunters, so it isn’t surprising the Florida State University School of Information alumnus is now chasing modern-day treasures of his own as the president of a publicly traded tech incubator. Ricard realized he had a knack for technology when he began building …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool graduate student awarded ALA Spectrum Scholarship
Florida State University School of Information graduate student Camille Thomas received a 2014-15 Spectrum Scholarship awarded by the American Library Association’s Office of Diversity on June 24. Thomas, a Master of Science in Library & Information Studies (MLIS) student, is one of 50 exceptional library and information graduate students to earn the award. A committee …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alumna to receive 2014 Beta Phi Mu Award
Florida State University School of Information alumna Beth M. Paskoff will receive the 2014 Beta Phi Mu Award, given annually to a library school faculty member or to an individual for distinguished service to education for librarianship, on June 29 at the http://ala.org/. Paskoff, who earned her doctorate from Florida State in 1989, has served …
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