Monday, November 13, 2023
Michael Fosmire was a dedicated UW graduate student in physics when he first became interested in science librarianship. He knew little about it, although he spent long hours in the old physics library poring over academic papers. He began...
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Monday, November 13, 2023
Nicola Andrews believes education should be more accessible — and she’s working toward that goal in her academic and professional work. Andrews, the recipient of the Information School’s 2023 Graduate of the Last Decade Alumni...
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Monday, November 6, 2023
Over the past six years as a senior research scientist with the iSchool's Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA), Jason Young has done expansive and eclectic work. A short list of projects includes supporting Indigenous communities in...
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Monday, October 30, 2023
Many people believe that technology is just a tool, neither good nor bad. Damian Hodel isn’t one of those people.
“That's an old but wrong story that technology is neutral,” said Hodel, a second-year Ph.D. student at the...
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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Author and storyteller Nic Stone told the audience for this year’s Spencer G. Shaw Endowed Lecture how the stories we read shape the way we see the world, reminding us that we all have our own authentic story to share.
“Everything...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
How do you get people to contribute their stories to a community archive when the concept itself can be confusing?
That’s one of the challenges a UW Information School team faced while working with staff from Tacoma Public Library to...
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