IS Doctorate Student runner-up in Software Design Competition. Dan Schuch In April of this past year, our very own IS doctorate student Dan Schuch finished runner-up in the first annual University of Minnesota Learning Software Design Competition for his Research Assistant, a program designed to help organize and manage academic resources. This competition was sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Design Institute to recognize the design of innovative educational software. Entries were solicited in the areas of K-12 education, higher education, and training; and awards were given for each category. For more information featuring the competition and examples from the winners, see http://design.umn.edu/learningcompetition If you wish to find out more, email Dan Schuch