iSchool Professor Publishes Review on Biomedical Ontology Evaluation

Dr. Zhe He, Assistant Professor at the School of Information, has recently published a review paper titled “Assessing the Practice of Biomedical Ontology Evaluation: Gaps and Opportunities” in the prestigious Journal of Biomedical Informatics as the co-first-author, working alongside co-authors from The University of Texas Health Science Center and the University of Florida. The Journal of Biomedical Informatics has been the premier methodology journal in the field of biomedical informatics for more than 50 years. In …

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iSchool Professor Breaking New Ground in Human-Computer Interactions Research

  Shuyuan Mary Ho, Ph.D., is currently an assistant professor at Florida State’s iSchool. Dr. Ho is teaching Information Systems and Information Security in both undergraduate and graduate-level classes at the College of Communication and Information. When she’s not teaching in the classroom, she’s conducting research on topics such as trusted human-computer interactions, cyber insider …

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Career Fair set for Tuesday February 6th

The Spring 2018 College of Communication & Information Career Fair will be held on Tuesday, February 6th, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Miller Hall.  This event provides valuable networking opportunities for students and alumni to meet employers who are providing internships, full-, and part- job opportunities in the communications or information fields! Our last two …

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FSUshadow Leading Seminoles to Employment

Desireé Williams began shadowing at The Florida Auditor General through FSUshadow in the Fall of 2016 as an iSchool student. Here she was able to get a look at the day-to-day happenings in an IT department. “It was great to see several concepts that are taught in the classroom actually being used in the workplace.” …

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Retired iSchool Professor, Martha Jane Zachert, Passes Away

On January 10, 2018, at the Westminster Oaks Health Center, retired iSchool professor Martha Jane Koontz Zachert passed away after almost 98 years of life. In that time, she attained multiple degrees from various prestigious universities and received a certification in medical librarianship. After work in this field, she moved on to Florida State University …

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MSIT is #7

According to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Online Programs, FSU’s online MSIT program, offered by the School of Information (iSchool), ranks in the top ten in the country at No. 7, rising from No. 20 in only three years. The rich online curriculum offers a wide variety of courses …

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FSU Students Help Senior Citizens Meet Technological Needs

Each semester, a different group of students from the College of Communication & Information (CCI) IT program have been making a splash with local senior citizens.  They have been volunteering throughout the region over the past five years at the Woodville Branch Library, Cherry Laurel Residential Community, Westminster Oaks Living Community, Tallahassee Senior Center and …

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