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Measuring and mitigating bias in AI systems

Monday, September 9, 2024

Imagine losing out on your dream job due to bias in AI tools used in the resume screening process or having your health care compromised for the same reason.Those are the disturbing scenarios that Aylin Caliskan, an assistant professor in...

Judy Kong

Accessibility research could make cars safer

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

More than 3,000 people die — and another 400,000 are injured — in distracted-driving accidents in the U.S. each year doing such things as fumbling with the navigation system or sending work texts, according to the Centers for Disease...

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iBuyers shift racial disparities, iSchool research finds

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Instant buyers, also known as iBuyers, rapidly buy and sell homes using automated models to set prices. These companies, such as Opendoor and Offerpad, can turn around cash offers in a matter of hours, and they’ve captured more than 5%...

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Teens mostly feel bored on Instagram

Monday, July 22, 2024

Concern that social media is driving the teen mental health crisis has risen to such a pitch that the majority of states in the country have filed lawsuits against Meta (which owns Instagram and Facebook) and the U.S. surgeon general...

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A historic document by any measure

Monday, July 15, 2024

“How far did you say it was again?  A couple of blocks, more or less?”  Picture us, wandering the streets of Paris, looking for a stone shelf set into a wall, across from the Luxembourg Gardens, 36 rue Vaugirard to be exact,...

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iSchool welcomes new faculty cohort

Monday, July 8, 2024

Six faculty members will join or take on new roles in the University of Washington Information School at the start of the 2024-2025 academic year. These scholars will inform undergraduate and graduate education in...

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Spencer Naar and Johanna Jacobsen Kiciman

MLIS students make valuable connections through iSTAMP

Monday, September 9, 2024

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...

Erica Owan, Melissa McCall and Jet To

4 iSchool MLIS students awarded ALA Spectrum Scholarships

Friday, September 6, 2024

Four University of Washington Master of Library and Information Science students are among the recipients of 2024-25 Spectrum Scholarships, the American Library Association has announced. “We are always so proud to have our students successfully apply for this important scholarship, and...

Marika Cifor, Stacey Wedlake, Marria Garrido, Jin Ha Lee

IMLS awards more than $1 million to iSchool researchers

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a total of more than $1 million in grants to University of Washington Information School researchers to support four projects that build on scholarship in libraries and museums and support their roles in communities.Three of the awards are part...

Chirag Shah

ASIS&T honors Chirag Shah with research award

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Information School Professor Chirag Shah is the recipient of this year’s ASIS&T Research in Information Science Award, which recognizes a scholar or team each year for their contributions to the field. ASIS&T — the Association for Information Science & Technology — is a community of...

Katherine Cross

Q&A: Why social media rarely leads to constructive political action

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

While social media platforms are rife with problems — from harassment to misinformation — many argue that the platforms also nurture political movements, such as the Arab Spring and #MeToo.But in her new book “Log Off: Why Posting and Politics (Almost) Never Mix,” Katherine Cross, a University of...

Huda Shaltry and Monnee Tong

Library Journal names 2 iSchool alumni 'Movers & Shakers'

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Library Journal selected two iSchool Master of Library and Information Science graduates as Movers and Shakers in its 22nd annual celebration of up-and-coming leaders in the library field. Huda Shaltry, ’18, and Monnee Tong, ’12, were among 50 people from around the world...

Anind K. Dey

International students are integral to the iSchool experience

Monday, June 10, 2024

I recently had the pleasure of traveling to China for the first time since before the pandemic. My trip centered around the annual iConference, a gathering of leaders from more than 120 iSchools around the world, but it also offered an opportunity to explore new places, catch up with old friends, and sample...

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