On December 14, Information School students, faculty and staff gathered at a lively reception to celebrate 38 winter graduates across all iSchool programs. This semester, graduates included students completing the following programs: MA Library & …
Year: 2023
Student Q&A: Gabriella Schaffer, Library & Information Studies
Graduate students often attend conferences, but Gabriella Schaffer MAx’24 helped plan one. The iSchool’s Continuing Education team organizes Power Up: A Conference for Youth Services Managers & Staff on a recurring basis, and graduate students …
MS Information program attracts future leaders
The iSchool’s Master of Science in Information is inherently interdisciplinary. It gives students the technical skills to understand information and data systems, and the critical thinking, design, and communications skills to govern and critique them. …
iSchool expands research on cybersecurity and data privacy, creating opportunities for PhD students
Photo by Brian Huynh /UW-Madison Consider three everyday acts: driving a car, making a purchase, and working a job. They all involve technologies that collect personal data—data about driving tendencies, buying patterns, and work habits. …
Tips For Completing a Large Undertaking
…or “How do I get that job?” or “What did I get myself into?” You’re here in the Wisconsin MS Information program and it’s getting hectic — or perhaps it’s been like that since orientation? …
iSchool team leads Librarians’ Tour of Scotland
Participants of the 2023 Librarians’ Tour of Scotland, led by iSchool Continuing Education Program Managers Casey Ineichen (third from right) and Meredith Lowe (far right). Photo taken at the Commando Memorial in the Scottish Highlands. …
Student spotlight: Melina Zarboulas, Information Science major
At first, Melina Zarboulas x’25 was reluctant about coming to UW–Madison. It was far from where she grew up on Long Island, New York, and she was on the cusp of committing elsewhere. Then, she …
From the Director’s Chair: A lot to celebrate at the iSchool
Fall 2023 is in full swing and we are busy with the work of the semester, but it is worth pausing for a moment to recognize just how much we have to celebrate at the …
Research spotlight: Harnessing community and technology for equitable environmental policy
Above: In October 2022, Wisconsin EcoLatinos participated in a community discussion about environmental justice as part of a collaborative project led by UW–Madison researchers and students. This photo shows cultural elements of the event; participants …
Building for the future: An update on the new CDIS facility
Artist rendering of the new CDIS building. Photo credit: LMN Architects. In 2019, the iSchool became a founding department of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS), the newest school at UW–Madison. And …