For Informatics students Thomas Emnetu and Ahmed Ghaddah, the search for belonging and community on campus led to something greater than themselves. In fall 2023, they co-founded Black in Informatics (BINFO), a student organization...
Benjamin Charles Germain Lee has a wide background of work — astrophysics, work with archives, machine learning, writing for popular magazines like The New Republic — and he is now bringing those skills and diverse research...
Using his drawings of anxiety, inspiration and lobsters, illustrator Christian Robinson told his story about telling stories. Robinson presented at the UW HUB and over Zoom on Oct. 24 for the iSchool’s 32nd annual Spencer...
More than two dozen Information School faculty and Ph.D. students are exploring diverse systems of knowledge and how they are produced, collected and accessed. Their work contributes to how libraries, museums and archives adapt to serve...
The artist and author will visit Oct. 23-24 for a film screening and the annual Spencer Shaw Lecture.Illustrator Christian Robinson's art resonates with audiences of all ages, fostering connection and understanding in our diverse world. He...
Artificial intelligence is disrupting and reshaping organizations around the world, affecting how businesses work, how people perform their jobs, and ultimately the skills in demand from hiring managers charged with attracting talent to...
The future of hiring, it seems, is automated. Applicants can now use artificial intelligence bots to apply to job listings by the thousands. And companies — which have long automated parts of the process — are now deploying the latest AI large language models to write job descriptions, sift through...
The 2024 election cycle is accompanied by a wave of rumors surrounding policies and candidates. Some of these rumors may hold truth, while others are false or unsubstantiated. To address this, the Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is working to educate about these rumors through its election blog series, a...
The iSchool will surpass 2,000 students next quarter, a milestone that reflects the growing urgency of an education in information science. Students see the value of programs that blend technology and liberal arts and put them on a path to a rewarding career.This academic year, we will admit close to 600...
The iStartup Lab, co-founded by Information School faculty members Mike Teodorescu and Jeremy Zaretzky, has introduced a new micro grant program designed to support student entrepreneurship. After conducting a survey and interviews across the iSchool’s student population, it was clear to...
When Spencer Naar joined the iSchool's Master of Library and Information Science program remotely during a career transition, he was undecided as to which aspect of librarianship to pursue. Lacking prior experience in libraries, he hoped to gain additional insight into the field. That's when iSTAMP...
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