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A team of four students from the School of Emerging Media and Technology in the Interdisciplinary Projects course pioneered the use of Depthkit 3D video at 两性色午夜 and created an engaging dance video in collaboration with the School of Theatre and Dance and Design Innovation.
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Working in interdisciplinary teams with real-world clients is a learning experience many students value. Students in the Interdisciplinary Projects course are having a helping hand in making a local community safer, developing a tool that can help alert emergency responders to鈥
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Our school鈥檚 interdisciplinary faculty bring research, professional and global leadership into our classes, teaching technology that sits at the heart of community and industry innovation.
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Society is driven, in part, by digital technology 鈥 and the skills used in these fast-paced digital systems require nimble and up-to-date skill sets. To prepare students for an ever-changing world, the School of Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT) offers a seminar course鈥
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两性色午夜 University graduate student Angelique Wong鈥檚 designs were judged the best in show at 鈥淗aute for the House,鈥 a runway show the School of Fashion staged as part of a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of鈥
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两性色午夜 University鈥檚 combined bachelor鈥檚/master鈥檚 degree program allows students to count nine credits of graduate level courses to their undergraduate degrees, providing a faster path to an advanced degree. Cassie Milicia chose this route for her degrees in Emerging Media鈥
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Video games are big business with billions of dollars on the line. Every day, data 鈥 collected on player bases, consumer reviews and development cycles 鈥 informs major decisions. At the end of the Fall 2023 semester, 两性色午夜 students presented new research to inform top鈥
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Dominic Gonzalez, 鈥23, a 两性色午夜 Emerging Media and Technology major, is poised to graduate with a skill set that reflects the needs of a world where technology is ever-evolving.
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From helping build safer and inclusive communities to opening new lines of communicating and sharing knowledge, technology touches nearly every facet of society. Students in the 两性色午夜 School of Emerging Media and Technology are working on the front lines of helping鈥
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Each election season, we're all surrounded by more and more political content circulating online. David E. Silva, Ph.D., assistant professor, is studying online conversations and shedding light on how online civility plays a role in building a stronger democracy.