In recent years, the Information School has launched new academic programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It has hired new faculty members to expand its research repertoire into areas like cybersecurity and information …
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Research roundup: iSchool faculty publish studies in human-computer interaction and information ethics
Information School faculty and graduate students conduct research across a broad range of interrelated fields. Some recent publications by iSchool scholars have come in the domains of human-computer interaction, information ethics, and health informatics. As …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
Meet Annie Aaker MA’23 Library & Information Studies
Annie Aaker MA’23 My future professional plans are: I plan to stay in Madison and continue working at Madison Public Library as a circulation page and as a Bubbler Artist in the Neighborhood this summer (art …
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 …