Afomia Assefa found inspiration in Tricia Hairsey’s novel Rest is Resistance. She applied for the University of Washington’s Bonderman Fellowship envisioning a life beyond grind culture — a decision that will take her on an...
For senior Informatics student Jonathan Ortiz-Candelaria, "leave everything off the mat" is more than a saying. The words he hears every day at judo practice have become a mantra. As the president of the Judo Club at the University of...
The University of Washington Information School rose to a tie for the No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings of U.S. master’s degree programs in library and information science. The magazine’s “America’s...
Overwhelmed and underresourced, health-care providers in rural Washington are struggling to meet patient needs. Students in an Intensive Capstone class stepped in to help bridge this gap and explore potential solutions using AI and Large...
Tim Paulding ran his fingers across the smooth glass screen of an iPod Touch for the first time in 2010. He was working as a counselor at a summer camp for blind kids outside Grand Rapids, Michigan, when a friend handed him the then...
More than 500 Washington high school students, teachers and librarians gathered at the University of Washington in Seattle on March 17 for MisinfoDay 2025, an annual event featuring educational workshops, gaming activities and other...
People from around the world gathered via Zoom to participate in the Native American Read-In, an event to celebrate Native American heritage and the work of Indigenous artists and authors. The iSchool, in partnership with the nonprofit Read-a-Rama, hosted the third annual read-in on Sunday, April 13....
Seventeen iSchool students are among the recipients of UW Libraries 2025 Student Employee Scholarships.Thanks to sponsors from UW Libraries donors, 50 student employees received a $1,000 scholarship award for their work and contributions to the libraries’ operations. Of the iSchool recipients, 14 are...
Chance Hunt’s winter Future of Libraries course sought to equip students with practical skills to anticipate what lies ahead for libraries and act on trends. He came away impressed by what he saw in their work.“With these students, future libraries will be strong, they will be compassionate, and they...
The Museology program’s Exhibit Development course teaches the fundamentals of creating a museum exhibition, taking students through the development process from concept to installation. Students recently put their installation skills to the test, presenting four walk-through exhibitions in the Alder...
Community archives are an important way of preserving knowledge and making it accessible, including for historically marginalized groups whose stories are often ignored or misrepresented. Such archives, however, rarely have the resources they need. A new grant will help address some of that problem while...
