We are pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2013 NML Digital Dissertation Award. The quality of the submissions was outstanding, demonstrating the innovative work being done by doctoral students in redefining the dissertation. Sonia González, Public Health, “Where can I get an HIV test? There’s an App for that.” Caro Muñoz Proto, Psychology, [...]
It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years. Five years since I moved to New York City, and five years since I first started my work at the American Social History Project and New Media Lab. It’s been an honor and privilege to have had the opportunity to work with so many of you. [...]
Wonderful, well attended NML general meeting earlier this afternoon! In addition to great project discussions with Kate O’Donoghue and Laurie Hurson, the masses came out to celebrate Aaron Knoll who is moving on to a new job. We hope he will drop in any time but we wish him the very best in this next [...]
Two of the projects presented at the last NML meeting are in the NYC Next Top Makers Challenge. This is the last day to vote for the Heart Matrix, or the Bike Computer. You can see all the prototypes from last week’s meeting complete with in-depth tutorials at the Lucidtronix site. Above you can [...]
Friday, March 29, 9am-12pm. Register here. Instructor: Deb Stead This three-hour workshop will focus on reaching the public via Op-Eds, essays, and interviews with reporters. We’ll cover the idea of news pegs, the art of pitching a piece to editors, the difference between journalistic and academic writing, the editing process, and techniques for talking to [...]
Hi Folks, I’m doing a $20 class on skillshare called Teach Yourself to Code: One Month Rails. It’s an all on-line and intended for beginners. Full disclosure, if you sign up I get a $10 credit. Learn more here: http://skl.sh/11gMyqN Sonia
Join us this Wednesday afternoon for our March meeting. We’ll be hearing from two students who’ve been with the lab since 2012 and before. ____________________________________ Sonia Gonzalez, from the Public Health program will talk a bit about an educational app she has been working on for helping young people get informed about important sexual and [...]
Are you conducting or thinking about online or digital research for your dissertation or other projects? Interested in meeting other digital scholars and learning about new initiatives at the Graduate Center, including student funding? Meeting this week: Thursday, Feb 7, 12-1:30 pm Room 6304.01 The Internet Research Team (IRT), a collaborative of GC students, faculty, librarians, and [...]
By request, the computer schedule for spring has been posted. Please use this as a reference when planning extra hours, please coordinate with other students on your work station when planning extra days. This schedule is also posted in the lab. Any questions/concerns, please let Aaron know.
In an effort to recognize the fundamental changes in the way research is being conducted and the increased acceptance of new digital forms of research and publication in doctoral programs, the New Media Lab has established an award to support the incorporation of a major digital component into the traditional dissertation text format. Digital components [...]
