On July 19, 2012 Boaz Gurdin officially joined the organization “EchoUser” as an Experience Researcher. EchoUser specializes in user-centered design, research, and evaluation in software and mobile solutions. To learn more about the organization, please visit their website: http://www.echouser.com  Congratulations, Boaz!                

Jed Brubaker will be a guest on Iowa Public Radio’s show “Talk of Iowa” tomorrow morning (July, 11, 2012; Wednesday, 10 AM Central/Noon PST). The segment is on the ways in which social media is impacting death and grief. Link to the talk show session: [Jed's online at 31:45 till 48:57] http://news.iowapublicradio.org/post/mourning-digital-age More information on [...]

Minhnhut Thanh Vo will receive the 2012 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research. Only one ICS student receives this award each year. Minhnhut works as an undergraduate research assistant with Lynn Dombrowski, creating web-based applications dealing with issues of food insecurity. Congratulations to Minhnhut Thanh Vo!

Congratulations to Jed Brubaker on advancing to Ph.D. candidacy on February 29, 2012. Jed presented his work on Identity, Post-mortem social networking, and a framework for social, spatial, and temporal expansions on social networking sites. Jed’s committee was comprised of Drs. Gillian Hayes, Melissa Mazmanian, Paul Dourish, Geoffrey Bowker, and Martha Feldman. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Meg Cramer on advancing to Ph.D. candidacy in the Fall quarter of 2011! Meg presented her work on the tools and technology practices in elementary classrooms and designing to support reflection in learning. Meg’s committee was comprised of Drs. Gillian Hayes, Melissa Mazmanian, Bill Tomlinson, Mimi Ito, and Beth Van Es. Congratulations!