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Conor McGirr (SCI ’24) on Joining the Peace Corps
April 22, 2024
SCI students are always finding ways to make a real-world impact with their skills, and Conor McGirr is one such example. A senior majoring in information science with a minor in political science, McGirr is taking SCI across the globe and volunteering with the Peace Corps to aid in STEM education in Kenya.
High School Students Innovate in CGI IT Girl Challenge
April 15, 2024
CS Student Named to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
April 15, 2024
Senior computer science Student Griffin J. Hurt has been named a 2024 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) scholar.
The program supports graduate students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in NSF-supported STEM fields. About 2,000 fellowships are selected from 14,000 applicants. Hurt was one of the eight recipients from Pitt this year. Pitt also had 17 honorable mentions.
Please join us in congratulating Hurt on this achievement!
SCI Peer Advisor Spotlight: Johanna Luke (SCI '26)
April 9, 2024
SCI Peer Advisor Spotlight: Sarina Saran (SCI '26)
April 5, 2024
SCI, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh present ALSC 2024 Children’s Literature Lecture
April 4, 2024
The School of Computing and Information (SCI), along with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP), is honored to present the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) 2024 Children’s Literature Lecture on April 17. Bestselling and award-winning author Rita Williams-Garcia will present her paper, “A Funny Thing About Memory.”
SCI Career Manager Shares Tips for Students
April 4, 2024
The School of Computing and Information (SCI)’s manager of experiential learning, Emily Bennett, is focused on helping SCI students build professional skills and gain experience to succeed this summer. With spring and summer events coming up, Bennett offered some career tips for students:
Three Minute Thesis Competition Sees Record-Breaking Participation from SCI PhD Students
April 3, 2024
At SCI, PhD students collaborate with peers and renowned faculty to conduct groundbreaking research across disciplines. On March 25, PhD students had the opportunity to present their research during the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held at 130 N. Bellefield Ave. 20 doctoral students participated in the event, a record-breaking number of 3MT participants at SCI.
Brianna Moscarelli, MLIS Student, Researches the Manhattan Project in Field Experience
April 1, 2024
Learning skills with meaningful, real-world impacts after graduation is essential for all students, particularly those at the graduate level. Students in the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program like Brianna Moscarelli can network, build skills, and learn more about different career paths through the program’s field experience elective.
SCI Peer Advisor Spotlight: Joy Gimei (SCI ‘24)
March 29, 2024
Jessica Hammer Explores Transformational Gameplay at Dean’s Spotlight Series 2024
March 26, 2024
Jessica Hammer is an associate professor of learning sciences and the director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute’s (HCII) Center for Transformational Play at Carnegie Mellon University. Hammer discussed her research on transformational games during the third of four Dean’s Spotlight Series lectures this academic year on March 25.
SCI Dean for DEI and Alumna to Co-Chair CSCW 2024
March 26, 2024
The School of Computing and Information (SCI)’s associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion, Rosta Farzan, and Claudia López have been named general co-chairs of the 27th Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW) conference, one of the top Human-Computer Interaction conferences worldwide. Dr. López is a former information science doctoral student advised by Dr. Peter Brusilovsky. CSCW is set to occur in San José, Costa Rica this fall on November 9-13, 2024.