For students such as Nikhil Navkal and Sai Ma, it was about learning a technology that would better their career prospects. But it was more than that. It was also about exploring a technology that they use in their daily lives.The iSchool...
The star power at the Time100 Gala in New York City last October rivaled the bright lights of nearby Broadway. Luminaries from director Steven Spielberg to actor Angela Bassett to rapper Doja Cat took center stage at the magazine’s...
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...
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...
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%...
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...
The iStartup Lab, co-founded by Information School faculty members Mike Teodorescu and Jeremy Zaretzky, has introduced a new micro grant program designed to support student entrepreneurship. After conducting a survey and interviews across the iSchool’s student population, it was clear to...
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...
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...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a total of more than $1.3 million in grants to University of Washington Information School researchers to support five projects that build on scholarship in libraries and museums and support their roles in communities.Four of the awards are part...
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...
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