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Global Game Jam planned for Jan. 25-27
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be a host site for the Global Game Jam event, where students and other game developers gather together to make innovative games. For 48 hours Jan. 25-27, participants at the iSchool and across…
iSchool to host NASA Space Apps Challenge event
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has been selected to host an event as part of the International Space Apps Challenege, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Space Apps Challenge, entering its second year, will take place…
Stacey Keefe appointed executive director of RvD IDEA
Stacey Keefe has been appointed the executive director of the Raymond von Dran Innovation and Disruptive Entrepreneurship Accelerator (RvD IDEA). The RvD IDEA program promotes student startups at 鶹ƵUniversity and includes the IDS minor and courses, the IDEA Student…
iSchool sophomores win MLB.com College Challenge
In an all-night competition that drew from their creative strengths, baseball knowledge, programming skills and presentation prowess, a team ofSchool of Information Studies (iSchool) sophomores pulled off a win in the third annual MLB.com College Challenge.
Wireless Grids Lab innovation featured in Emergency Management Magazine
The November/December 2012 issue of Emergency Management magazine features the Wireless Grids Lab’s iDAWG: Intelligent Deployable Augmented Wireless Gateway technology. In an article covering emerging innovation, the iDAWG is highlighted for its ability to provide interoperable communications channels between many…
Winners named in first Student App Competition
Eleven student teams from several 鶹ƵUniversity schools showcased their big ideas for web and mobile apps Nov. 28 at the inaugural SU Student App Competition. This was a different type of entrepreneurship competition, according to event founder Keisuke Inoue,…
Project ENABLE launches training website for school librarians to better serve students with disabilities
Project ENABLE (Expanding Nondiscriminatory Access by Librarians Everywhere) has launched a training website, made possible by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services. Librarians and other educators can freely access the self-paced…
iSchool’s It Girls Retreat shows high school girls possibility of careers in technology
It’s Monday afternoon, Nov. 12, and the main hallway of the iSchool is filled with unusual activity—approximately 92 high school girls from across the country, along with several of their parents, are getting ready to showcase their final projects as…
Multicultural performances celebrate International Education Week
The annual “Music Beyond Borders: International Music Festival” is scheduled to present a rich display of local and international cultural artists at the Schine Underground on Wednesday, Nov. 14, from 6-8 p.m. Coordinated by the Slutzker Center for International Services…
NSF grant funds study on barriers to smart grid technology adoption
If existing, readily available smart grid technologies are beneficial to utility companies, their customers and the environment as a whole, why aren’t utilities adopting them? That’s the question three School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members will probe with a…