On February 17-18, 2023, two CCI students, Marvin Suarez-Pimienta and Sommaiya Angrish, presented at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida. Learn more about their presentations and research below: Marvin Suarez-Pimienta Major: Information Technology Presentation: Dos Bocas Oil Well Explosion in Indigenous Veracruz, 1908 Purpose: to recount the phenomenon …
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CCI Students Present at FURC
iSchool Professor Brings Her Academic Expertise to the Work of Agatha Christie
Dr. Michelle Kazmer, Professor in the School of Information, is more than just a fan of famed author Agatha Christie. She is also a key part of a growing academic community which studies Christie’s many works. Known informally as “Agathologists”, this group began to form several years ago at a conference at the University of …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Noticed by Smithsonian Magazine
Julia Skinner, iSchool Alumna, mentioned in Smithosianian Magazine and Salon’s “Favorite Books of 2022.”
CONTINUE READINGFSU Project to Provide Opioid Epidemic Assistance in Rural Communities Receives $1.3 Million Grant
School of Information Assistant Professor Margaret Sullivan is Co-Pi for the College of Social Work’s project “Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Centers (ROTA-R)” which recently earned a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The project will work to provide technical assistance and training on opioid harm reduction and prevention …
CONTINUE READINGProject Led by Dr. Marcia Mardis on Rural Disaster Resiliency Hubs Presents at CIVIC Project Showcase in Washington DC
On September 22, Dr. Marcia A. Mardis and Ms. Jana Whitehead, a Calhoun County resident who has been working with FSU researchers, traveled to Washington DC to present the National Science Foundation (NSF) research project “Rural Resiliency Hubs: An Integrated, Community-Centered Approach to Addressing the Resiliency Divide through Rural Public Libraries.” The project, focused on …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Professor Awarded IMLS Grant
iSchool’s Dr. Besiki Stvilia wins the IMLS grant for his exploratory research project in collaboration with Texas A&M University.
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Professor Dr. Melissa Gross Releases New Book
iSchool Professor, Dr. Melissa Gross, releases a new book, “Five Steps of Outcome-Based Planning & Evaluation for Youth Services.”
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