Two students study in College Library at Helen C. White Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The iSchool is based on the 4th floor of Helen C. White Hall. (Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison) The iSchool’s …
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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. …
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
Information Science student Melina Zarboulas. Photo courtesy of Zarboulas. 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 …
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 …
Alumni spotlight: Brody Coning
iSchool alum Brody Coning, film archivist at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film archives do more than store old movies. They preserve culture, in the words and voices of those who shaped …
iSchool Welcomes 4 New Faculty Members
The Information School (iSchool) has added four outstanding new members to its growing faculty. This fall, the iSchool welcomes Emilee Rader and Rick Wash as associate professors and Clinton Castro and Chaowei Xiao as assistant …
How the iSchool is building partnerships with Indigenous communities
The Tribal Libraries, Archies, and Museums project is expanding.
Student spotlight: Meet 3 talented undergraduates studying Information Science
About a year ago, the Information School (iSchool) at UW–Madison launched a brand new undergraduate major in Information Science. In the program, students study the countless ways humans interact with technology and data. The major …