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Welcome to the Information School! You can find program-specific information for new students at the following Canvas sites:

  • Informatics: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1090264
  • MLIS: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/961094/pages/mlis-new-student-guide
  • MSIM: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1153369
  • Ph.D.: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1092296/pages/getting-started

You can also find details for the upcoming New Student Orientations and iWelcome Week on our Events page.

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Illustration of a light shining on documents shaped in the form of city buildings

Researchers shed light on city governments' data

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
The idea grew out of a disagreement. Eva Maxfield Brown was an undergraduate student six years ago at the Information School. She was paying close attention to a controversial issue before the Seattle City Council to allow a new NBA arena...
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Julius Cecilia

Informatics student inspired to improve health care

Monday, January 9, 2023
Julius Cecilia has found it hard to watch his sister, who has life-threatening food allergies, end up in the hospital repeatedly. He wanted to find a way to make life easier for her and for other people who suffer from similar...
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Dissertation Proposal Defense - Prerna Juneja

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