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School of Information Professor, Dr. Stephen Gary, Discusses the Global Tech Outage with Bay News 9

School of Information's Professor of Instruction, Dr. Stephen “Scuba” Gary was recently invited by Bay News 9 to give insight on last week’s global technology outage.

July 30, 2024iSchool News

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Incoming ±«Óătv MLIS Student, Myla Corn, Awarded the 2024 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship

Incoming ±«Óătv MLIS student, Myla Corn, has been awarded the 2024 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship by the American Library Association (ALA).

July 29, 2024iSchool News

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From Classroom to Library Leadership: ±«Óătv MLIS Alum Melissa Welden is Elected Vice President/President-Elect of Beta Phi Mu

In December 2023, Melissa graduated and soon received an invitation to join the honor society Beta Phi Mu. In January of 2024, she became a member. Today, she takes on the role of Vice President/President-Elect.

July 23, 2024iSchool News

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School of Information Student's Publish Article in The International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals Journal

Jordan Bentivenga and Syler Vaden, current Intelligence Studies graduate students with the School of Information, publish an article in The International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals Journal.

July 16, 2024iSchool News

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School of Information Professor Appointed William W. & Judith A. Gaunt Professor in Library and Information Science for the ±«Óătv Sarasota-Manatee Campus

The ±«Óătv recently announced the William W. & Judith A. Gaunt Professor in Library and Information Science, a position on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, will be conferred to James E. Andrews, a tenured full professor in the School of Information. The endowed professorship, the first for the School of Information, will establish the school’s presence at ±«Óătv Sarasota-Manatee.

July 10, 2024iSchool News

The ±«Óătv recently announced the William W. & Judith A. Gaunt Professor in Library and Information Science, a position on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, will be conferred to James E. Andrews, a tenured full professor in the School of Information. The endowed professorship, the first for the School of Information, will establish the school’s presence at ±«Óătv Sarasota-Manatee.

July 10, 2024iSchool News

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±«Óătv School of Information Shines at FLAIRS Conference with Award-Winning Poster

The ±«Óătv School of Information showcased its expertise at the 37th Annual International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference. The poster titled: “How did an election fraud narrative spread online? Testing theories using machine learning and natural language processing” received the Best Poster Award. Co-authored by ±«Óătv Associate Professors Dr. Loni Hagen, Dr. Joshua Scacco, and Dr. Ly Dinh, along with undergraduate research assistants Diego Ford and Jahnae Edwards from the BSIS Data Science concentration, and Dr. Nic DePaula, Assistant Professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

July 10, 2024iSchool News

The position on the Sarasota-Manatee campus will be conferred to James E. Andrews, a tenured full professor in the School of Information. The endowed professorship will establish the school’s presence at ±«Óătv Sarasota-Manatee.

July 9, 2024iSchool News

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Dr. Ly Dinh Presents at the 18th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

Current Assistant Professor, Dr. Ly Dinh, along with co-author Pingjing Yang, presented their paper called, "Detection and Categorization of Needs during Crises Based on Twitter Data" at the most recent ICWSM conference in Buffalo, New York.

July 5, 2024iSchool News

Arminda Mata (middle), CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society, along with Rose Lopez (left) and Matthew Lewicki (right), two former history major interns who are now employees. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

History alumna’s journey from intern to CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society

±«Óătv alumna Arminda Mata becomes CEO of the Ybor City Museum Society.

June 27, 2024Alumni News

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Empowering Florida Communities Through Latino Literature: ±«Óătv LIS Instructor Alicia K. Long and ±«Óătv SI Alumna Freda Mosquera Present “Libros Libres: Freedom to Read Latino Books” at Annual FLA Conference

±«Óătv’s LIS Instructor, Alicia K. Long, along with Broward County Library Manager and ±«Óătv SI Alumna, Freda Mosquera, presented at the Florida Library Association (FLA) Annual 2024 Conference.

June 24, 2024iSchool News

Amanda Widom wins Association of Jewish Libraries Conference Scholarship

Recent ±«Óătv Grad Wins Association of Jewish Libraries Conference Scholarship

Amanda Widom, a recent MLIS graduate from the ±«Óătv School of Information, wins Association of Jewish Libraries Conference Scholarship.

June 17, 2024iSchool News

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