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CIS 720 Seminar – New Frontiers in CIS: Quantum Artificial Intelligence

Please join us at the CIS 720 seminar from 4:30 to 5:30pm on Monday, January 24 for a talk by Dr. Richard D. Taylor on “New Frontiers in CIS: Quantum Artificial Intelligence.” Dr. Taylor is Palmer Chair and Professor of Telecommunications Studies and Law Emeritus in the Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State University […]

CIS 720 Seminar – Community Engagement Secondary Exam Presentations

Please join us at the CIS 720 seminar from 4:30-5:30pm on Monday, 11/22, for presentations related to the Community Engagement secondary exam. We’ll hear presentations from the examinees, including: Helen Wong-Smith: “Using Community Engagement to Develop Strategies to Diversify the Archival Record: Cultural Competency Training, Mentorship, and the Council of State Archivists (CoSA).” Isaac Pomper: […]

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CIS 720 Seminar – Health Informatics: Challenges and Opportunities

Please join us at the CIS 720 seminar from 4:30-5:30pm on Monday, 11/08, as we welcome visiting scholar Dr. Paulina Sockolow, who will present on “Health Informatics: Challenges and Opportunities.” Abstract: Since 2006, the federal government has led the effort to increase electronic medical (health) record system adoption in the United States (US). The stated […]

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