Author: Wade Moricle
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Aaron Fioca, JAVA Developer II, University IT Services and Research
Aaron Fioca begins his Emory work on the Transit application, which will be used to help hemophilia patients learn more about dealing with their condition. Before being hired by University IT Services and Research (UIT), Aaron worked for 18 months as a software engineer at IBM. Prior to working at IBM, Aaron worked for a Seattle based start-up called…
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Saira Raza, Assistant Librarian, Goizueta Business Library
Saira Raza (pronounced SY-rah RAH-zah) will be working as the Goizueta Business Library’s (GBL) liaison to the Organization and Management department as well as the Executive MBA program. Before coming to Emory, Saira spent three years as a research specialist at King and Spalding, one year as a library services coordinator at Cadence Group, and four years…
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Jim Johnson leaves impressive IT legacy
The Emory community was saddened by the passing of Jim Johnson last week. He was 73 years old. Jim, who served as Emory’s Vice Provost of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer from 1988 to 1998, was an IT pioneer in higher education. Jim helped build Emory’s fiber optic network, established supercomputer and biological science computer centers for research,…
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Pranik Dalia, Lead Application Developer, Enterprise Applications
Pranik Dalia joins Emory as the lead applications developer/analyst for the PeopleSoft HR Tech Team. He has over sixteen years of experience with various PeopleSoft applications implementations. Prior to coming to Emory, Pranik spent nearly seven years as a PS developer at True Blue in Greenville, SC and a year in PS support at Advance America…
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Emily Porter, Digital Library Program Coordinator, Digital Content
Emily Porter continues her fourth stint working at Emory by becoming the coordinator for the new digital library program. She first came to Emory in 1996 as a serials cataloging specialist in the Woodruff Library, and then moved into an electronic projects specialist position working to develop the Library’s first electronic reserves system. Emily left Emory to get her master’s of science…
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Emory teams with Gartner to launch information resource
Gartner, Inc., the leading provider of research and analysis in the global information technology industry, has signed an agreement with Emory University to provide broad intranet access to Gartner’s core research content for its 40,000 plus students, faculty, and staff on the main campus. According to Marc Overcash, interim enterprise CIO & senior vice provost for…
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Science Commons nearly ready for business
At a recent Library all-hands meeting, Charles Forrest announced that the Science Commons in the new Atwood Chemistry Center is nearly complete. The Science Commons is located in the 4-story atrium that is the centerpiece of the complex. The Science Commons will feature services and collections expanded beyond chemistry. Scheduled to open in the fall, the Commons will house collections from…