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Dr. "Scuba" Steve Gary Attends DEF CON 32, The World's Largest Hacker Conference!
Again, this year Dr. "Scuba" Steve Gary attended DEF CON 32, the world's largest hacker conference. He attends every year to keep abreast of the latest innovations in the hacker community. Read more about his experience here!
August 16, 2024iSchool News

Putting the Fun Back in Fundamentals
Meet the New Ƶ Library Association President: USF Alum Jorge E. Perez!
August 12, 2024iSchool News

Dr. Christina Eldredge Co-Authors "Special Issue on Informatics Education: Characteristics of U.S. Baccalaureate Health Informatics Programs"
Faculty member, Dr. Christina Eldredge recently co-authored the manuscript “Special Issue on Informatics Education: Characteristics of U.S. Baccalaureate Health Informatics Programs” along with Fatima Mercado of Carroll University and two University of South Ƶ undergraduate students, Anya Wong and Rohan Gajjar.
August 8, 2024iSchool News

2024-2025 School of Information MLIS Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s USF scholarships! These students have shown dedication to their work and submit premier applications for these scholarships. USF and their donors are proud to support the next cohort of library leaders!
August 5, 2024iSchool News

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

Incoming USF MLIS Student, Myla Corn, Awarded the 2024 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship
Incoming USF MLIS student, Myla Corn, has been awarded the 2024 Tony B. Leisner Scholarship by the American Library Association (ALA).
July 29, 2024iSchool News

From Classroom to Library Leadership: USF 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

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

School of Information Professor Appointed William W. & Judith A. Gaunt Professor in Library and Information Science for the USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus
The University of South Ƶ 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 USF Sarasota-Manatee.
July 10, 2024iSchool News
The University of South Ƶ 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 USF Sarasota-Manatee.
July 10, 2024iSchool News

USF School of Information Shines at FLAIRS Conference with Award-Winning Poster
The USF School of Information showcased its expertise at the 37th Annual International Ƶ Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference. The poster titled: “How did an election fraud narrative spread online? Testing theories using machine Ƶing and natural language processing” received the Best Poster Award. Co-authored by USF 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 USF Sarasota-Manatee.
July 9, 2024iSchool News