For generations, librarians have been informing and supporting their communities, enabling research, advancing corporations, and making a difference in schools and community organizations by making information accessible. Now, thanks to Jennifer Borrell x’06, a tile …
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Introducing Design Interactive: A new student org at the nexus of design and technology
As a student, what do you do when the organization you want to join doesn’t exist? One option is to join the closest thing you can find; the other is to start a new club …
Jacob Thebault-Spieker awarded Wisconsin Idea Collaboration Grant to explore impacts of broadband in rural communities
Assistant Professor Jacob Thebault-Spieker has received a Wisconsin Idea Collaboration (WIC) Grant to research the benefits of high-speed internet access in communities across the state. Thebault-Spieker will collaborate with Steven Deller, professor and community economic …
Student spotlight: Olivia Freedman expresses ‘creativity through coding’
Olivia Freedman x’26 knew she wanted to attend UW–Madison long before applying to college. With two Badger alums as parents, Freedman visited the campus at age 10 and “fell in love,” she said. “I wanted …
Students in iSchool course assess potential furniture for new CDIS building
Near the end of the spring 2024 semester, students in LIS 722: College and University Libraries, taught by Patrick Leeport, had the chance to test out potential new furniture for the iSchool’s future home in …
iSchool celebrates more than 100 spring graduates
Congratulations to the spring 2024 graduates of the Information School! A total of 114 scholars completed an iSchool degree program this semester and will now launch into careers across the information professions. This semester’s graduates …
Student spotlight: Camber Walvoort combines two ‘people-focused’ majors
Camber Walvoortx’26 wasn’t planning on coming to UW-Madison. She had grown up in Wisconsin, and she initially leaned toward venturing further from home, considering schools like the University of Utah. In the end, though, Walvoort …
2024 iSchool Student Award winners announced
The iSchool proudly congratulates seven exceptional scholars who have been named winners of this year’s iSchool Student Awards! The winners, listed below, demonstrated rigorous scholarship, campus and community involvement, and creativity. The Outstanding Student awards …
UW–Madison to name new Computer, Data & Information Sciences building for John and Tashia Morgridge
For the first time, a University of Wisconsin–Madison building will bear the name of John and Tashia Morgridge, alumni and visionary partners to UW–Madison, who have for decades made significant contributions to the university, beginning …
Faculty Q&A: Clinton Castro and Tim Aylsworth unpack how smartphones undermine human autonomy
Americans check their smartphones constantly—by one estimate, more than 12 billion times per day collectively. About 60% of Americans admit to using their smartphones “too much,” but many still struggle to cut back. And research …