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2012 STEM Summer Institute invites teachers, professionals and students July 8-11
Registration is now open for the NYS STEM Education Collaborative’s second biennial Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Institute, to be held July 8-11 at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. This year’s theme is “STEM: The Future is Now—Increasing Student Achievement Through…
Chief scientist for NASA to give convocation address for L.C. Smith
NASA’s chief scientist, Waleed Abdalati ’86, will deliver the 2012 address to bachelor’s degree candidates of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science at the college’s convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 12, at 9 a.m. in Manley…
Varshney to receive IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award for pioneering work in wireless technology
Professor Pramod K. Varshney in the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, an engineer whose pioneering and continuing contributions to distributed detection techniques and data fusion methods have fueled the success of wireless sensor networks benefiting aerospace, defense…
Paving the way: Raytheon’s Jennifer Zhao ’09 to speak
Career Services, within the Division of Student Affairs, and the Office of Alumni Relations are bringing Jennifer Zhao ‘09, systems engineer for Raytheon Co., to campus on Monday, April 23, as part of the Alumni Speaker Series. Zhao’s visit coincides…
Dedrick’s global value chain research informs international trade groups
 The realities of today’s global value chains—and their effect on American manufacturing, trade and economic assessments and, ultimately, domestic and foreign policy—were among the topics discussed by a School of Information Studies (iSchool) professor and participants at two international trade…
iSchool professor testifies before NY State Senate Committee on Libraries
A School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member was among a small group of library directors and specialists to testify before members of the New York State Senate Select Committee on Libraries in the state capital recently. Barbara Stripling, assistant…
Mueller’s Internet governance paper a ‘Top Ten Download’ on SSRN
A paper written by a School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member about the potential impact of deep packet inspection technology on Internet governance and the Net’s future state recently was named to the Top Ten Download list among articles posted on the Social Science Research Network website.
Grant funds virtual SLS-public K-12 library book creation course
A grant for a new course that uses technology to virtually connect School of Information Studies (iSchool) distance students with classes of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ City School students with disabilities, so they can convey study plans and carry out hands-on projects, has…
Oakleaf featured on ‘Power to the Librarians’ website
Academic libraries face ongoing challenges in assessing and presenting their value to their parent institutions due to the dramatic effect that advancements in technology – and many other factors in higher education today – are having on libraries’ traditional role.
iSchool’s Renee Franklin Hill honored for best paper
Renee Franklin Hill, assistant professor at the School of Information Studies, recently accepted an award naming an article she co-authored as one of four “best papers” at the 2011 Conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE).