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Claudia Lillibridge’s extensive career of over 20 years in health informatics has allowed her to be exposed to numerous changes throughout the field. In her role as Senior Project Manager at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Lillibridge is using innovative technology to enhance…
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Kreigh Barnette began pursuing her M.L.I.S. while she was an undergraduate Communication Studies major as part of Kent State's combined degree program. It's giving her enriching perspectives and invaluable experience.
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Rebecca Meehan's background in medical sociology and her passion for research have made her a tireless champion of the field of health informatics and the iSchool's new medical librarianship concentration as part of the Master of Library and Information Science.
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The School of Information and the College of Communication and Information are pleased to introduce the newest member of the iSchool faculty, Dong Whi Yoo, who assumes the role of Assistant Professor in User Experience. Professor Yoo joins us from Georgia Tech where he recently…
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The School of Information (iSchool) at Kent State University is pleased to announce that they have been awarded Initial Accreditation for Seven Years to the Health Informatics Master's Degree program.
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For User Experience master's student Christina Turner, user experience starts with a person in front of a computer screen. "Everything's gotten so complicated online.... Everyone feels bad if they don't know how to do something on a computer. They really feel like they’ve…
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Returning to an in-person event after a three year virtual hiatus, the Midwest KM Symposium will be hosted Friday, June 16, 2023, at Kent State University's main campus. This year, the School of Information (iSchool) is a sponsor and the host of the event, bringing a range…
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The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is excited to announce that African Town by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC.,…
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Each year, the School of Information makes an effort to award scholarships to students with a variety of interests. Here are some of the awards and award winners who have received our acclaim for 2023.
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At the twentieth International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (DCMI 2022), five former Kent State University iSchool alumni had the opportunity to give their own presentations on diverse topics