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SLIS faculty train librarians in Iraq. The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) within the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences has trained librarians and archivists in Iraq since 2004. After the American invasion, SLIS received funding from...

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We asked Sherry about her research into the gender gap in computer science education. Dix scholar, Sherry Seibel '18 is researching how the motivations of women who attend coding bootcamps differ from the motivations of women who attend undergraduate computer...

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Simmons implements The R Project for Statistical Computing. Beginning this fall, all undergraduate statistics courses implemented The R Project statistical package — a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. To support the move, a site devoted to The...

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Mathematics, computing, and statistics students excel in research and technology. Simmons is proud of our undergraduate students for engaging in impressive research projects, presenting papers, and offering their knowledge to others in the form of workshops and publications. Do you...

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We asked the dean about her artificial intelligence research and the benefits of the new College of Organizational, Computational and Information Sciences structure. Dr. Marie desJardins joined Simmons as the inaugural dean of the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information...

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Professor Edward Vieira from the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences shares how his work with students and alumni have influenced his most recent publication. This fall saw the publication of Edward Vieira’s book, Public Relations Planning: A Strategic...

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PhD Student Alyson Gamble works with Assistant Professor Colin Rhinesmith on a grant-funded research project. Practitioner-scholar Alyson Gamble is a student in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) PhD program. Alyson has been working with Assistant Professor Colin...

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Associate Professor Laura Saunders and Senior Lecturer Rachel Gans-Boriskin convene a symposium for their research project. On April 21-22, a Symposium of nearly 80 academics and professionals from library science and the allied fields of journalism, communications, and education gathered...

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Meeting the needs of people in crisis at the Boston Public Library. Patrons in crisis often turn to the public library as a space for support in finding health and social services resources. Boston Public Library actively meets the needs...

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A former high school teacher, Susann now studies the construction of texts used in schools. You recently graduated from the MA in history program at Simmons. What's next for you? I'll be pursuing a Ph.D. at Brandeis University, focusing on...

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