Privacy, Security & Disinformation Group in CDIS

Focusing on a wide range of topics in computer and network security as well as technical public policy.

Building for the Future – Three new state-of-the art facilities will optimize learning and innovation at UW–Madison.

Internship hunting questions to keep asking yourself

Searching for required internships while you are juggling other responsibilities and pressures can seem overwhelming.  Here’s five questions to keep asking yourself to stay on track and make the best of your efforts. AM I FOCUSED? I have heard: “I sent out over 300 applications”, or “I am a UX designer, a software developer AND …

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New major in information science draws wide array of students with human-centered approach

Answering common employer questions about sponsorship

Common employer questions and responses about sponsorship “Do you need sponsorship?” or “Do you need work authorization?” “My education visa covers me for internships. I don’t need any authorization or sponsorship from an employer.” “My education visa covers me for X months during which time I do not need authorization or sponsorship from my employer. …

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Minimum Viable UX Portfolio

An external article about the importance of getting started versus chasing perfection.

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From the Director’s Chair

Fall semester is in full swing and there are so many things to be thankful for. One thing I am especially appreciating is the simple pleasure of life at UW: lively hallways, seeing colleagues and students, meetings without a headset. This fall it was a pleasure to welcome our second cohort of MS Information students …

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 a broad group came together for a reunion, educational events, career and college fair, and to celebrate the progress of …

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 the program gain insights into the ways individuals and societies use information and data, while learning to develop equitable information …

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 Analytics Research Institute (ARI) have received a 3-year, $2.1 million Minerva Initiative Award grant to build a data and analytic …