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ChatGPT is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that lets users instantly obtain human-like answers to questions or prompts. Ithaca College’s campus community is considering its effect on academics.

Campus community considers the effect of ChatGPT on academics

By Prakriti Panwar, Assistant News Editor • February 1, 2023
ChatGPT is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that lets users instantly obtain human-like answers to questions or prompts. Ithaca College’s campus community is considering its effect on academics.
Carole Dennis, a co-founder of Assistance in Motion and professor emerita in the Department of Occupational Therapy, and Sharon Stansfield, the other co-founder and professor in the Department of Computer Science, began research at the college in 2001 to fill the gap they noticed in mobility aids for infants and toddlers with motor impairment.

Faculty founds tech company to bring mobility to children

By Noa Ran-Ressler, Staff Writer • September 26, 2022
Current and former Ithaca College faculty founded a company to build robots in the hopes of bringing mobility to children with motor impairment.
Senior Norman Staub said he welcomes the changes to the department. Staub said he initially wanted to pursue a minor in computer science but instead chose game development as a result of limited availability in classes that were required for the computer science minor.

Department of Computer Science sees changes in programs

By Elizabeth Kharabadze, Contributing Writer • October 20, 2021
Some programs in the Ithaca College Department of Computer Science are being renovated to offer more flexibility in course selection for students.
Turnbull’s address “Why Research Music?” explored the capabilities of machine learning and music recommendation to help provide exposure for local artists. 

Q&A: IC professor gives keynote address on machine learning

By Caroline Grass, Contributing Writer • October 6, 2021
Doug Turnbull, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, gave a keynote address at the IndabaX Nigeria conference Sept. 24.
'Re:Mixing' - "iTown for The Ithacan" with Doug Turnbull

‘Re:Mixing’ – “iTown for The Ithacan” with Doug Turnbull

By The Ithacan, Arleigh Rodgers • March 9, 2021

The Ithacan · 'Re:Mixing' - "iTown for The Ithacan" with Doug Turnbull Host Arleigh Rodgers discusses local music with Doug Turnbull, associate professor in the Department of Computer...

Twitch.tv logged a total 241,441,823,059 minutes streamed in 2015, according to Twitch 2015 Retrospective, which equates to 459,366 years.

Against the clock: Students challenge typical gaming methods

By Kalia Kornegay, Staff Writer • February 15, 2017
A popular trend in the video game world, speedrunning aims to finish a video game as fast as possible, sometimes with certain rules and restrictions.
Students take notes on their laptops and by hand as John Hopple, a lecturer for the Department of Biology, teaches his Environmental Biology course in Williams 323.

Regulations on laptop use in college classrooms differ among professors

By Maura Aleardi, Staff Writer • October 8, 2014
Without a school-wide policy on using laptops during class, Ithaca College professors are left to create their own rules.
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