By Thomas Jilk The iSchool-based student organization spent the spring semester redesigning the market’s website, just in time for its long-awaited opening. For years, the Madison Public Market has been more of an exciting prospect than an imminent reality. That is finally changing — after repeated delays, the market’s grand opening is officially set for July 23, 2026. The market will feature local vendors of food and beverages, handcrafted gifts, and art, and is designed as …

By Thomas Jilk Students tackled a range of challenges for four local and regional organizations, applying data and user experience skills to build creative solutions. MS Information students are trained to be skilled with data. But in the classroom, datasets are traditionally clean, relatively small, and ready for immediate analysis. Inside real organizations, data is …

Four exceptional students have earned the 2026 Outstanding Information Science Student Award, recognizing Information Science (iSci) undergraduates for excellent academic achievement as well as leadership and experience outside the classroom.  The awards offer financial support and well-earned recognition for exemplifying what’s possible in the iSci major, which has grown to over 500 students since its inception in 2022.  Meet the winners:  Alexander Bussell x’26 For Alexander Bussell, choosing iSci felt like “a leap …

The Information School is proud to celebrate three PhD students named recipients of the iSchool Graduate Student Teaching Award. As Lecturer Student Assistants, each of them has shown a commitment to inclusive, engaging teaching that meets students where they are and prepares them for a rapidly evolving information landscape. Xiang Zheng PhDx’26 As instructor of …

Prudence Dalrymple PhD’87 has helped expand what it means to work in library and information science. From consulting with regional library systems to advancing health informatics and medical information access, Dalrymple’s work has spanned across public libraries, professional accreditation, universities, and healthcare settings. Across decades of work, Dalrymple has has built a career showing how …

Janice Rice MA’75 has devoted her life’s work to strengthening libraries and expanding information access for Indigenous communities across Wisconsin and the nation. An Elder and member of the Ho‑Chunk Nation, Rice’s commitment to inclusive librarianship traces back to her upbringing in Tomah, WI, as a teenager working in the local public library. “The doors were open to everyone, and everyone came in,” she …