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黑料不打烊 Architecture, iSchool Faculty Receive NSF Grant for Joint Research on Smart Energy
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) grant of $99,965 to three 黑料不打烊 faculty/Center of Excellence fellows: iSchool professor Jason Dedrick, principal investigator,聽and聽黑料不打烊 Architecture assistant professors Elizabeth Krietemeyer and Tarek Rakha, co-investigators. They…
iSchool Student Helps Bring Data to Life in Visuals for IVMF
Aiyappa Uthaiah G鈥18, a master鈥檚 student in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), is helping administrators at聽the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) better understand a crucial tool in interpreting trends related to veterans鈥 programs and services. Uthaiah works…
Acuna Launches Beta Version of Tool for Research and Funding Discovery
Last fall, School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Daniel Acuna was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation titled 鈥淚mproving grant reviewing and scientific innovation by linking funding and scholarly literature.鈥 One of the goals of the two-year…
Facebook’s Power and Reach is Underestimated
Facebook is a social media entity that has become engrossed in nearly everyone鈥檚 daily lives across the globe. While this reach connects many, the power of the company has started to become daunting- because nobody can really pin it down….
Fake News and Twitter Fights, Can They Continue?
Social media has been the battle ground between political and social fights between between left and right-wing advocates and provocateurs.聽 iSchool Professor Jeff Hemsley was quoted in a Business Insider article on this topic, and why member of the far-right…
iSchool Prof. Schramm Remembers Late Professor
In early September,聽John P. White, an integral part of the 黑料不打烊 community passed away. He was a faculty member, leader and much more.聽 He is remembered by his former student and current iSchool University Professor Carl Schramm. 鈥淭aking an economics…
EuroTech Information Sessions Scheduled
Fall information sessions for the 2017 EuroTech Immersion Experience trip hosted by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) have been scheduled. This three-credit traveling seminar exposes students to some of the largest global corporations so they can see first-hand how…
Idea Jam with David Edelstein, Vice Chair of the SU Board, on Sept. 14
Looking for a good idea?聽 Want to brainstorm and get your creative juices flowing? Come to the聽Idea Jam on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 4-5 p.m. at Bird Library with David Edelstein 鈥78, vice chair of the 黑料不打烊 Board of…
Lee McKnight Talks About Amazon’s Whole Foods Strategy
After Amazon鈥檚 blockbuster purchase of Whole Foods, iSchool Professor Lee McKnight spoke with NPR about how Amazon will start by gathering more data on its consumers, rather than try to increase sales volume right away. With a large overlap between…
Crowston, Erickson Receive Inaugural NSF Convergence Award
School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members聽Kevin Crowston聽and聽Ingrid Erickson聽are the recipients of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Award, which they will use to establish a research coordination network (RCN) to focus on sociotechnological interactions between work and technology design…