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 the program gain insights into the ways individuals and societies use information and data, while learning to develop equitable information …
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 Analytics Research Institute (ARI) have received a 3-year, $2.1 million Minerva Initiative Award grant to build a data and analytic …
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 outstanding efforts in teaching and service. “To be honored with this award is deeply meaningful to me,” said Willett. “Not …
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 from those in North America—although some things, like funding, are familiarly difficult territory. Once her interest in libraries was piqued, …
“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 with information.” Shukla who spent his early years in Nagpur, India, the geographic epicenter of the country, was sent to …
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. There was just one problem. Grossinger had learned about iSchools while in high school and wanted to study information science, …
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 of the Madison Public Library led Prabha to choose a career in Library Science. Her professional journey in library science …
Research findings posted online as preprints — studies made public before undergoing the review and approval of a panel of peer scientists required by most scholarly journals — often hold up quite well to that scrutiny, according to a new report on COVID-19 studies.
On May 15, graduates and their families and friends joined iSchool faculty and staff for the 2022 Information School Graduation Ceremony at the Pyle Center. The 2022 Distinguished Scholar, Dr. Karen Brown, presented remarks to graduates remotely. Student award winners were also honored. Adam Blackbourn was honored as the Beta Phi Mu Outstanding Student Scholar. …
iSchool student Abigail Guidry recently organized a collection of library and literacy promotional posters housed at the library for decades. Most of the posters are about children’s literacy, promotion of individual books, and library advocacy. They are various sizes and range in origin from the 1910s to 2010s with the bulk of the collection originating …