Miranda Belarde-Lewis, an assistant professor at the University of Washington Information School, recently had what she calls a “petrifying honor”: curating an exhibit of glass artist Preston Singletary’s work that tells an ancient...
Learning at the iSchool starts in the classroom — but that’s just the beginning. Much of the learning takes place beyond the classroom, and those experiences can set students up for success in their careers or further education. One of...
Author and educator Sharon Draper visited the University of Washington on Thursday, Oct. 25, to deliver the Information School’s annual Spencer G. Shaw Lecture. Draper has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year and is a...
Governments are giving away mountains of data for free. Log in to the City of Seattle open data portal and you’ll find crime statistics sorted by police precinct, biennial budgets, building permit maps, city Twitter account statistics....
Rolf Hapel joined the iSchool this fall for a two-year term as Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, focused on the future of libraries. An internationally known library professional, Hapel had served since 2006 as Director of...
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...
Information School alumna Nicola Andrews, ’17, is among 50 people named to the American Library Association’s 2019 class of Emerging Leaders. The Emerging Leaders program is designed to enable library staff and information workers to participate in project planning, network with peers, learn about the...
Here’s the problem: News is noisy. There’s a lot of it and understanding what’s important and what’s not is difficult. It’s a challenge taken up by PitchBook, a Seattle-headquartered data, research and technology company that provides a subscription database to venture capitalists and investment...
I often say that the world’s toughest problems can only be solved when we bring multiple research disciplines to bear. Fortunately, here at the UW Information School, we have no shortage of scholarly pursuits. Our researchers study topics as varied as data ethics, digital literacy, sociotechnical...
Rolf Hapel, the University of Washington Information School’s Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, was among the featured speakers at the 2018 OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference Oct. 25 in Chicago. This year’s conference program focused on how to apply a “game-changing” approach in...
The Information School welcomes two new faculty, both joining as lecturers working across disciplines. Aubree Ball (Master of Design, UW) Ball specializes in design research within human-computer interaction, and has a background in industrial design, architectural design and product development. Her...
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