Fall semester is in full swing and there are so many things to be thankful for. One thing I am especially appreciating is the simple pleasure of life at UW: lively hallways, seeing colleagues and …
Jottings Fall 2022
Tribal Libraries, Archives & Museums Program Event Celebrates Successes
For fourteen years members of the iSchool have been working together with the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe (Gaa-Miskwaabikaang) as part of the Tribal Libraries, Archives and Museums (TLAM) program. In late October …
iSchool Adds New Undergraduate Major – Information Science
In September the iSchool added a new undergraduate degree, a BA/BS degree in Information Science. It was developed to meet demand from students interested in exploring the intersection between technology and human values. Students in …
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. To advance this effort, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the …
Rebekah Willett – Awarded Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship
Congratulations to Professor Rebekah Willett who was recently awarded a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship. This award is among the most prestigious granted by the university and is awarded to recognize distinguished scholarship as well as …
Fall Message From Eric Wilcots, Dean of the College of Letter & Sciences
Fall semester is well underway, and there is much to celebrate this year! UW-Madison’s freshman class is, once again, the largest in history, and it is also the most diverse. Here in L&S, we have …
Student Spotlight: Oluwademilade Oloyede (MAx22)
Second-year iSchool student Oluwademilade Oloyede has LIS interests that range from public to academic libraries and archives. Hailing from Nigeria and a member of the Yoruba tribe, Oloyede’s experience with libraries looks a little different …
Student Profile – Satvik Shukla, MS Information expected Fall 2022
“A lot of people in technology want to study programming,” said MS Information student Satvik Shukla, “I was a little different, I wanted to know what was happening in the background and how technology interacts …
Student Profile – Julia Grossinger, BS Information Science Expected Spring 2023
Originally from Philadelphia, UW–Madison senior Julia Grossinger knew she wanted to leave home for college. UW–Madison was the perfect place. It was big, had lots of lakes and nature, great academics and amazing school spirit. …
Alumni Profile – Chandra Prabha, “Home is Where I Feel at Home”
When Chandra Prabha arrived in Madison fifty years ago, she did not know what her future would hold. A chance encounter with a library staff and a sense of ease at a south side branch …