Dr. Karen Brown is the iSchool’s 2022 Distinguished Alumna! Dr. Brown retired in 2020 as a professor at Dominican University’s School of Information Studies. Throughout her career, she served as an instructor and consultant known …
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Department of Defense looks to UW-Madison and Analytics Research Institute for Help in Developing Systems to Evaluate Science Research
Prestigious Minerva Research Initiative Award of $2.1 Million Fuels Work Artificial intelligence, including machine learning, is changing the way the Department of Defense (DoD) is evaluating its work as a national funder of science research. …
Faculty featured in HCI article, ‘A New Age of Technology’
A recent On Wisconsin article featured researchers working on HCI (human-computer interaction) projects that improve our daily lives. Three iSchool faculty members – Corey Jackson, Adam Rule, and Jacob Thebault-Spieker – are included for their …
First-year Student Eliza Skenandore Plans to Bring Skills Back to the Oneida Nation
In the Oneida Language, new MA student Eliza Skenandore introduces herself with “She·kú swakwe·kú! Yutyátashnolats okhaleˀ Eliza ní· yúkyats!,” which translates to English as “Hello everyone, my name is Yutyátashnolats and Eliza!” For over ten …
Dr. DeAnza Williams adds expertise in youth services and public libraries to the MA program
Dr. DeAnza Williams joined the iSchool this fall as part of the teaching faculty and will focus on youth services, public libraries, and leadership – areas many iSchool alumni eventually focus on in their careers. …
Student Org Spotlight: Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums
The iSchool’s student organizations are where students express their creativity and leadership skills within communities of practice. Recently, we caught up with Morgan Reardon, the Community Connections Chair of the Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums …
Alum John Thompson named WLA’s Librarian of the Year
John Thompson (MA ’87) got his start in public libraries with a part-time job in high school, shelving and staffing the circulation desk at Baraboo Public Library. Now a library system director in Wisconsin with …
PhD Student Profile: Yaxuan Yin
Get to know the iSchool’s ten new PhD students! They will be featured throughout the Fall 2021 semester. Yaxuan Yin Research areas: HCI (human-computer interaction), Social Computing, Spatial Computing Advisor: Jacob Thebault-Spieker What is your …
iSchool is hiring! Assistant Professor in Ethics of Computing, Data & Information Sciences
The iSchool is hiring an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Ethics of Computing, Data & Information Sciences! This position is part of cluster hire, in collaboration with the departments of Computer Sciences and Philosophy …
PhD Student Profile: Salsabil Arabi
Get to know the iSchool’s ten new PhD students! They will be featured throughout the Fall 2021 semester. Salsabil Arabi Areas of Interest: Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Visualization Advisor: Ian Hutchins Where are …