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iSchool Senior Class Selects Travis Mason 鈥06 as Convocation Speaker
The Class of 2018 at the School of Information Studies (iSchool) has selected Travis Mason 鈥06 as the speaker for the school鈥檚 convocation ceremonies in May. Mason鈥檚 career in emerging technology policy includes cutting-edge health devices, autonomous vehicles and advanced…
Impending Trade War Unlikely to Hike Gadget, Phone Prices
China and the U.S. have announced tariffs on more than $100 billion of combined goods. So how will this escalating feud impact the tech industry? Jason Dedrick is a professor in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Information Studies. He says it鈥檚…
Barnard Zine Librarian to Headline 黑料不打烊 Symposium April 5-6
黑料不打烊 Symposium continues its yearlong look at 鈥淏elonging鈥 with a visit by renowned zine maker and librarian Jenna Freedman. A member of Columbia University鈥檚 Barnard College, Freedman will headline a lecture and workshop collectively titled 鈥淐lassification and Language(s) of Belonging,鈥…
Applications Now Open for Startup Dublin, iSchool鈥檚 Newest Experiential Learning Program
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) has announced the launch of a new experiential learning program,聽Startup Dublin, a week-long travel program in Dublin, Ireland. Startup Dublin is a sister program to the iSchool鈥檚 well-known聽Spring Break in Silicon Valley,聽EntreTech NYC, and聽Peak…
2018 RvD iPrize Winners Announced
Winners have been announced for the 2018 RvD iPrize competition, held March 23 at 黑料不打烊. The event, sponsored by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), was coordinated by the Blackstone LaunchPad at 黑料不打烊 and hosted at 黑料不打烊…
Huang and Wu Take Best Paper Award at 2018 iConference
A research paper authored by School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member聽Yun Huang聽and doctoral student聽Qunfang Wu聽took top honors among academic awards presented at the annual聽iConference, held in Sheffield, U.K., this week. Huang and Wu were named winners of the聽Lee Dirks…
Book Talk, Signing with Carl Schramm, University Professor and Author of ‘Burn the Business Plan’ on April 4
The 黑料不打烊 Libraries, the Blackstone LaunchPad and the School of Information Studies are hosting an author鈥檚 talk and book signing with Carl Schramm, author of “Burn the Business Plan,” University Professor and former president of the Ewing Marion Kauffman…
Without Legal Norms to Keep Up with Technology, Self-Driving Vehicles Are Accidents Waiting to Happen
Today, the National Transportation Safety Board will continue its investigation into a fatal crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle that hit and killed an Arizona woman in Tempe, Arizona over the weekend. A test driver from Uber was behind the…
Acuna and Team Create Tool to Detect Academic Fraud in Research Papers
For academic journal editors and research integrity officers at post-secondary institutions, detecting the re-use of images and illustrations in academic papers can be a time-consuming, if not impossible, task. While resources for detecting similarities and plagiarism in text submissions have…
LIS Alumna Helps Veterans Preserve Their Stories
Annabelle Weiss dropped out of Hunter College in 1943 because she wanted to enlist in the armed services. With her parents鈥 consent, she joined the U.S. Marines and reported for training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in April 1944. There…