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Omo-Lamai, Rosenblum Named Class of 2020 Senior Class Marshals
The Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience has announced Serena Ogie Evah Omo-Lamai and Kyle Rosenblum as the Senior Class Marshals for the Class of 2020. As Senior Class Marshals, Omo-Lamai and Rosenblum will represent and lead their class…
Learning to Combat Risk the Air Force Way
Managing risk is an essential part of any operation. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s strong interdisciplinary expertise in military affairs, cybersecurity, human dynamics, business and more provides the ideal setting for studying risk and how to guard ourselves, our businesses,and our country from…
Oakleaf Recognized with 2019 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
Megan Oakleaf, associate professor and director of instructional quality in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), has been selected as the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section’s (IS) Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. The…
TEDx ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Conference Announces 2019 Speakers
The student organizers of the TEDx ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ conference have announced the speakers who will be presenting at the annual event on April 6. The conference will give eight speakers a chance to share ideas worth spreading. From education to…
Massive Facebook Outage Reveals Bigger Issue For Social Media Giant
Today, Facebook officials reported the technical issue that triggered a widespread outage earlier this week had been fixed. The interruption also impacted Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, and is believed to be the biggest interruption ever for the massive social media…
CEEK VR Founder, CEO Mary Spio ’98 to Speak at ECS, iSchool Convocations
Mary Spio ’98 will deliver the convocation speeches at the College of Engineering and Computer Science’s ceremony and the iSchool’s ceremony on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Spio is the founder and CEO of CEEK VR, a developer of premium social virtual…
Acuna Invited to Speak on Science Processes at Yotta Institute Conference
The world already faces a glut of data, and the repository of online information constantly increases in size. Scientists who study the issue say that in the next 15Â years, 1,000Â times more information will exist in the digital world than the…
Uzbekistan Ambassador Javlon Vahobov Visits Campus, Explores Collaboration
Uzbekistan Ambassador to the United States Javlon Vahobov and senior officers from the Uzbekistan Embassy met Monday with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ officials to discuss educational partnerships between their country and the Maxwell School and the School of Information Studies (iSchool). The…
Applications Open for Peak2Peak, Innovate Ireland Immersion Experience Programs
Applications are now open for the final two School of Information Studies (iSchool) immersion experience programs of the 2019 calendar year. The programs, Peak2Peak and Innovate Ireland, are open to all graduate and undergraduate students at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, regardless of…
TEDx ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Organizers Unveil 2019 Theme, Ticket Information
The student organizers of the 2019 TEDx ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ conference are excited to unveil the overarching theme for this year’s event. The theme is SHIFT. According to Co-Lead Organizer and Executive Producer Christopher Sekerak, “our team selected ‘SHIFT’ as the…