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Mueller’s Internet Governance Advisory Efforts Recognized
Most people turn on their computers and log on to the Internet every day without a second thought. For one faculty member at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), though, how the Internet is governed, the intricacies of its infrastructure…
Grad Student Places Fifth in IBM ‘Master the Mainframe’ Contest
A part-time graduate student in the School of Information Studies who admittedly has “no formal computer science background” has placed in the top five finishers in IBM’s coding and technology skills “Master the Mainframe” competition. Steven Hoover, an information management…
Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Coming to iSchool in March
The kinds of administrative and protective challenges that information technology professionals face at their jobs every day will comprise an exciting and intense weekend for nearly 200 students participating in a national cyber-skills competition taking place at the School of…
Sophomores Gain ‘Reality Consulting’ Views, Experience Via EY Course
Eight sophomore students got the opportunity to try out the rigors of an information technology consulting career during the fall semester through a unique new learning experience developed by Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and the School of Information Studies…
Nicholson to Speak at Game Design Conference
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Associate Professor Scott Nicholson, an expert in meaningful gamification, transformative games, facilitating learning through games and play in non-classroom settings, and a game designer himself, has been invited to address the IndieCade East conference in…
iSchool Announces MLIS ‘Expect More’ Scholarship Program
A new initiative at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) offers an enriched graduate education experience to students who want to become leaders in librarianship and develop skills that are applicable to a wide range of 21st-century careers that are…
Drone Project Takes Flight, Leads to Entrepreneurial Venture
A couple of summers ago, Arland Whitfield ’16 stumbled across a YouTube video about drones. It wasn’t long before he knew he had to get airborne.
iSchool Mourns Former Faculty Member Marta Dosa
School of Information Studies Professor Emerita Marta Dosa passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8. She joined the faculty in 1962, after receiving her master’s degree in library science from Syracuse in 1957, and served for 34 years. She was 91…
Research Finds In-Game Rewards Have No Effect on Learning
New research from School of Information Studies Associate Professor Jenny Stromer-Galley explores the role of in-game rewards and the impact they have on learning in educational games. In a paper set to be published in the April edition of Computers…
Faculty Minute With Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley on Going Viral
iSchool Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley talks about his research examining information flows in social media networks, how the structure of networks influences the flow of information, and how those flows in turn alter the networks. Faculty Minute – Jeff Hemsley…