2017 | Drexel CCI

- Metadata Research Center Doctoral Students Present at Research Data Alliance 10th Plenary Meeting
  
  October 16, 2017
  
  Information studies doctoral students Sam Grabus and Kai Li, who are both RDA Data Share Fellows, presented their research posters on current fellowship progress.
- Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics Launches Effort to Increase Number of Women in Undergraduate Majors
  
  September 05, 2017
  
  Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics (CCI) is partnering with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) to launch a new strategic plan for increasing the number of women into their undergraduate majors in data science, computer science, computing & security technology, information systems and software engineering.
- Yongjun Zhu awarded 2017 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
  
  August 10, 2017
  
  Yongjun Zhu, a doctoral graduate of Drexel University’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI), has been awarded a 2017 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.
- Computer science research with social impact featured at REThink showcase
  
  August 08, 2017
  
  REThink at Drexel University hosted a research showcase featuring collaborative research from College of Computing & Informatics faculty mentors and local STEM teachers.
- Assistant Professor Alex Poole’s Research on Diversity in Archival Studies Featured in American Archivist
  
  July 28, 2017
  
  Alex Poole, an assistant professor of information science at Drexel’s College of Computing & Informatics (CCI), recently published, “Pinkett’s Charges: Recruiting, Retaining, and Mentoring Archivists of Color in the Twenty-First Century,” in the Spring/Summer 2017 issue of American Archivist.
- Drexel CCI Honors Newly Promoted and Retiring Faculty
  
  July 06, 2017
  
  Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics (CCI) congratulates two faculty members who were promoted to associate professor with tenure and recognizes three Information Science Department faculty members upon their retirement.
- Drexel Hosts Ninth International Evidence Based Library & Information Practice Conference
  
  June 30, 2017
  
  From June 18 to 21, Drexel University Libraries hosted the ninth International Evidence Based Library & Information Practice Conference: Embedding and Embracing Evidence (EBLIP9) in the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building.
- Drexel College of Computing & Informatics’ Home of Philadelphia Ranked 10th in US for Computer Programming
  
  June 29, 2017
  
  Commercial real estate firm JLL has ranked Philadelphia – the home of Drexel University and the College of Computing & Informatics – as one of the top ten cities in the U.S. for computer programming talent.
- Drexel Named Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Education
  
  June 28, 2017
  
  Drexel University has distinguished itself as one of the top institutions for cybersecurity education in the nation, according to the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. This month, the NSA and DHS recertified the university as Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. Drexel’s remains the first cybersecurity program in Philadelphia to receive this distinction and joins just over 200 programs in the nation that have earned the certification for “contributing to the protection of the National Information Infrastructure.”
- The College of Computing & Informatics Celebrates the Class of 2017
  
  June 15, 2017
  
  This week, the College of Computing & Informatics (CCI) graduated its third class of more than 200 undergraduate and graduate students at Drexel University’s Commencement Ceremonies.