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 was on the cusp of committing elsewhere. Then, she …
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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, Archives, 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 …
Maggie Grabmeier Wins Progressive Librarian’s Guild Award
On May 25, 2023, the Progressive Librarians Guild’s (PLG) Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize Committee announced that Maggie Grabmeier from University of Wisconsin-Madison is the 2023 winner of the Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize! Grabmeier’s essay was …
Professor Corey Jackson – Amplifying the Voices of Black/Latinx Communities in Policy Discussions
Three iSchool Graduates Share Their Stories
With graduation celebrations underway this week, three notable iSchool graduates share their next chapters, relive favorite moments, and dispense some words of wisdom on what they’ve learned and how they’ve grown. Annie Aaker MA’23 Annie …