Dan Bially Levy, a PhD student in the Information School, has received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, a competitive award supporting outstanding graduate students pursuing full-time research-based graduate degrees in STEM fields. …
Year: 2026
The Wisconsin Library School at 120: Rediscovering a history of leadership and impact
By Thomas Jilk Drawing on rich historical collections, a team of scholars is rediscovering the people, places, and practices that built today’s Information School. “A librarian should be bigger than the day’s work and its routine,” wrote Mary Emogene Hazeltine, the first head of the Wisconsin …
Catching up with alumni shaping the future of library and information education
Meet four alumni putting the Information School’s commitment to public service and community impact into practice. By Thomas Jilk Nationwide, Information School (iSchool) alumni are shaping the future of education in librarianship and information science through values instilled in them at UW–Madison. While their work environments vary widely, from technology-focused institutions to top-tier law schools and public research …
Metascience Research Lab asks big questions about the future of science and discovery
Chaoqun Ni and Ian Hutchins are developing data-driven tools to understand and improve the way science moves forward in the age of AI. By Thomas Jilk Associate Professor Chaoqun Ni and Assistant Professor Ian Hutchins came to UW–Madison in summer 2020, at a …