Graduation loomed and Cameron Doane needed a job. He was finishing up the Informatics program in 2017 at the University of Washington’s interdisciplinary Information School. Then he took a class on developing Android phone apps...
Susan Hildreth has accomplished a lot in her career. In more than three decades as a librarian, she’s had stints as city librarian in San Francisco and Seattle, and state librarian in California. She managed a $250 million budget as...
The iSchool is growing. We are responding the increased demand for research on information problems and for highly qualified information professionals. The UW iSchool is hiring multiple positions at all ranks and across...
The list of Airlift Northwest missions is long: wilderness rescues, plane crashes, car accidents, strokes, heart attacks, neonatal emergencies. Since its founding in 1982, the nonprofit air ambulance service has transported more than...
The UW Information School honored more than 480 graduating students from its undergraduate and graduate programs on Saturday, June 2, at its 2018 Convocation ceremony. Graduates include 213 earning their bachelor’s degree in...
NatureCollections, an app developed by researchers at the University of Washington Information School and School of Environment and Forest Sciences, has been a hit with parents and kids during trials. Now it’s taking a step toward...
Sharon M. Draper, a professional educator and award-winning writer, will be the Information School’s guest for the 2018 edition of the Spencer G. Shaw Lecture Series, taking place on Oct. 25 at the HUB on the University of Washington campus. Draper has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced funding to support a $178,577 research project led by the University of Washington Information School to engage incarcerated youth in the digital arts and help them use their creative talents in virtual reality. In partnership with the...
The University of Washington Information School is taking steps to better meet student demand for its Master’s in Information Management (MSIM) degree. Beginning with the incoming class of autumn 2019, the iSchool will offer an accelerated option to complete either the Full-Time or Mid-Career MSIM in one...
The internet has made government more efficient and public records more accessible — but as digital technology evolves it could also bring challenges to long-held constitutional safeguards, says Hans Jochen Scholl, a professor in the University of Washington Information School. Scholl has been...
You ask Alexa to play a song, Siri for the weather or the Google Assistant to make a call. But what happens when your toddler asks a voice-activated device a question? Your daughter pauses, stammers, mispronounces a few words. She’s a beginner, after all. In return: Silence. Or the familiar, default...
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