Samantha Fabros Lee Found Her Place as an Information Science Major Member of the first class to receive an Information Science degree When she graduates, Samantha Fabros Lee will be one of the first students …
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Welcome Brendan Casey
Welcome to Brendan Casey, the new Director of Experiential Learning, who joined the iSchool in December. In his role, he works to secure internships and other experiential opportunities for students. “This includes everything from generating …
Building for the Future – Three new state-of-the art facilities will optimize learning and innovation at UW–Madison.
New major in information science draws wide array of students with human-centered approach
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 …
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 …