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Ricardo Gomez

Researcher, teacher always put people first

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Teaching rooted in real-world experience has always been a core value for researcher and professor Ricardo Gomez. Now having retired after 18 years at the Information School, Gomez has left a lasting impact both in the classroom and in the...

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Research to help workers confront AI

Thursday, September 18, 2025

A recent study named the jobs most at risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence. The list includes journalists, news analysts, proofreaders and technical writers — all workers who verify and communicate accurate...

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Where the world found factoids before Google

Monday, September 15, 2025

I say - have you ever wondered what the fastest flying species of bird is?  We’ve all wondered that, haven’t we, though perhaps not while out grouse hunting. Back in Ye Olden Days, this might have led to silent musing,...

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Building a foundation in AI

Friday, September 5, 2025

The Information School is expanding its course offerings specific to artificial intelligence. This fall, online students enrolled in the Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) program are able to take a new elective,...

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Collaboration and bonding

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Melanie Walsh is always looking for ways to expand on research and develop stronger connections with students. “Students often approach me and want to see if they can get involved with my research,” Walsh said. “I really want to...

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A focus on housing justice

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Pelle Tracey is passionate about housing justice. “Housing is where the personal and political meet in an intimate way,” says the new Information School assistant professor, whose research examines how data-driven record-keeping tools...

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Leadership summit trains Indigenous youth in water resource advocacy

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Tribal youth leaders from across the Northwest gathered at the University of Washington on Aug. 14 to learn how to advocate for their communities’ water resources.The iSchool’s Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Diné, hosted the Tribal Youth Water Summit. Themed “Sustaining Waters, Sustaining Knowledge–Tribal...

Sarina Haryanto

MLIS student awarded ALA Spectrum Scholarship

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Second-year Master of Library and Information Science student Sarina Haryanto is among the 60 recipients of 2025-26 Spectrum Scholarships, the American Library Association has announced.Haryanto, who was a residential MLIS student at the Information School in her first year, is now an online student living...

Yim Register

Ph.D. alum Yim Register, '25, wins global dissertation award

Friday, July 11, 2025

Ph.D. ‘25 alum Yim Register is one of two recipients of this year’s iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Award. Register became the second University of Washington Information School student to receive the recognition. “I am delighted and honored to have received this award. None of this would have...

Alexis Hiniker and Lindah Kotut

iSchool funds studies on smartphone habits, Indigenous guidance

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Two faculty-led research projects recently received grants from the iSchool to help them further their work and create lasting impact with the help of the Strategic Research Fund (SRF). The SRF is a funding opportunity that supports projects that align with the iSchool’s strategic vision. This year...

Anind K. Dey

University research is an investment worth keeping

Monday, June 9, 2025

The smartphone in your pocket, the car you drive and even the air you breathe are better because of university research. University researchers have made breakthroughs that produced modern computers and the internet; medical advances such as the technology behind the mRNA vaccines that saved many lives...

Marcie Stone and Nishit Bhasin

Public servant, startup founder honored with iSchool alumni awards

Friday, May 9, 2025

The 2025 Information School Alumni Impact Award recipients represent two different eras, but they share a common thread: working on the frontiers of the internet to make information accessible to more people.The iSchool Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have made significant and exceptional...

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