Information and communication are inextricably connected; information is the raw material, communication the final product. Bella Power x’26 sees the power of that relationship—by double majoring in iSci and Communication Arts, “I could both understand the information itself and communicate about it effectively,” she said. For Power, the Information Science major has created what she …
Jodi Schneider has joined the Information School as an associate professor, bringing a unique and wide-ranging research expertise—focused on the science of science and scientific controversies—to UW–Madison as the iSchool’s faculty continues to expand. Schneider’s research explores information quality, with the ultimate goal of ensuring public policy is informed by the best available scientific evidence. …
By Thomas Jilk Jacqueline (Lina) Brixey’s great-grandfather was the last fluent Choctaw speaker in her family. After his passing, her great-grandmother urged the family to speak English in order to open better opportunities for themselves in what we now call the United States. Today, out of the roughly 200,000 members of the Choctaw Nation of …
Professor Greg Downey’s career defies disciplinary boundaries, spanning from computer science to history and geography, from journalism and mass communication to the history of information. For 25 years, Downey has served UW–Madison in a range of capacities, including a stint as chair of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a recent decade-long leadership …
In recent years, the Information School has launched new academic programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It has hired new faculty members to expand its research repertoire into areas like cybersecurity and information ethics. And it has forged new and impactful collaborations across campus, as a founding department of the School of Computer, …
In 2014, Bradley Bryant had just started in a role at Sony’s software division when North Korean hackers breached the company’s systems, stealing and leaking confidential data from Sony’s film studio and demanding the cancellation of the film “The Interview.” The Sony hack made international headlines amid what Bryant called a “wild” and “stressful” time …
The iSchool’s Continuing Education team recently launched a new international experience: the Librarians’ Tour of Amsterdam. This May, 18 library and museum professionals from across the country, including two recent iSchool alumni, participated in a week-long exploration of the Netherlands’ capital and its rich history. Attendees visited several diverse libraries and archives, gaining insights into …