Hallie Decker, a junior majoring in Chinese and International Studies, will be studying for a year at Shanghai University from August 2011-August 2012. During her year there, she'll be blogging about her adventures.
New novel "The Girl in the Blue Beret," is based on the World War II experience of Mason's father-in-law.
My two current internet obsessions are Mashable and Turntable.
According to their website, "Mashable is the largest independent news source dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology. Mashable reports on the importance of digital innovation and how it empowers and inspires people around the world." Besides the insanely cool and relevant articles, I really like their use of "infographics." Instead of traditional black text on white background articles, These infographics sort of take graphs and charts and mash them up with traditional articles. I think it's a great way to get your information across in a simple and quick manner. These days, no one spends more than a few seconds on a webpage, so getting their attention is paramount.
Here are some of my favorites: How are people using Twitter?; The Rise of the Mobile Workforce; Social Network Wars.
Changes have been made in the general education curriculum so that students acquire the critical thinking skills needed to succeed in a competitive global economy.
Sampling for Conditional Inference on Network Data
President Eli Capilouto believes the size and diversity of the College of A&S is an advantage
Behind the Scenes of K Week
Move-in is August 19th. Here's a quick sneak preview of the basement in the newly renovated Keeneland Hall. The video was shot by Jonathan Beam with using an iPhone. 3D graphics were constructed by Jamieson Mundy and Tim Hassebrook. Video edited by Clay Brady.
Debuting this fall, A&S Wired, in Keeneland Hall, will house approximately 200 freshmen in a unique interactive space that combines education and residence life.
A tutorial for Wired students on setting up their iPads
