University of Washington Information School
One of the world's top schools in information science. Offering degrees in Informatics, Library and Information Science (MLIS), Information Management (MSIM), and Museology, and doctorates in information science. Seattle, WA.
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- Over 12 hours, more than 300 students at this year’s Women in Informatics (Winfo) Hackathon designed prototypes for apps that would bring a positive effect to the realm of technology. The annual event highlights the iSchool's inclusive approach to education. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/01...
- Read this excellent @uwnews.uw.edu story about research by @mellymeldubs.bsky.social, @neel2112.bsky.social, and students using @spl.org data - and check out this fun interactive website where you can explore the data! melaniewalsh.github.io/whats-seattl...
Nice write-up by @uwnews.uw.edu about our research into the most read canonical American authors in Seattle, drawing on library data. It was so fun to work on this project with @neel2112.bsky.social and a stellar group of undergraduate students. www.washington.edu/news/2026/01...
- Interested in Informatics? Join us this Friday, or share with a student you know! 📲Informatics Program Overview for Transfer Students ⌚️Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 | 3-4 p.m. 💜A recording of the session will be available to registrants. Sign up: bit.ly/4tnjWPp
- UW Society + Technology initiative panelists @rcalo.bsky.social (Information School, UW Law), Martin Kaste (@npr.org) and Brie McLemore (UW Poli Sci) recently had a lively discussion on privacy, facial recognition tech, and differing attitudes toward surveillance. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/01...
- Join our dynamic, interdisciplinary faculty. We're hiring for the following teaching-track positions: •Assistant Professor, Library & Information Science: apply.interfolio.com/179591 •Assistant Professor, Information Mgmt. & Information Systems: apply.interfolio.com/179688 Please share widely!
- Rachel Moran-Prestridge, senior research scientist at the @cip.uw.edu, is quoted in this @motherjones.com article. Influencers' commentary on ICE shootings is part of a larger pattern, she says. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- Read our interview with Johnny (Yeonhee) Cho, who is writing a dissertation on misinformation education for teenagers from a game-based learning perspective. Cho studies how game mechanics, roles and reflection spaces help process emotions that drive online behavior. ischool.uw.edu/profiles/joh...
- Want to catch up on your reading during the outage? Our iNews Magazine is available online: ischool.uw.edu/inews-autumn...
- @opb.org interviewed @msaveski.bsky.social about his research. "What we found when we surveyed [participants] at the end of the study was that, if polarizing content appeared lower in their feeds, they felt about two degrees warmer towards the other party," he said. www.opb.org/article/2026...
- Professor Chirag Shah is giving a series of lectures on "Being Human in the Age of AI" as part of Humanities Washington's Speakers Bureau. Learn more and register: www.humanities.org/events/?acti...
- iSchool alumni, faculty and staff: Join us this Sunday, Jan. 25 at noon! We'll have a section at the Husky Men's Basketball game. It's a great time to check out the upgraded seating, snacks and tech at Alaska Airlines Arena and (re)connect with the iSchool community. www.gofevo.com/event/ischoo...
- Inclusive tech changes lives. Congratulations to Jacob O. Wobbrock and colleagues on their paper “Freedom to Roam” being honored with the 10-year Lasting Impact Award at the International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’25). ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/01...
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- What happens when cybersecurity and AI intersect? To better understand these dynamics, a group of Informatics seniors created a cybersecurity attack simulation for their Intensive Capstone final project in the fall. Read more about their project here: ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/01...
- Nassim Parvin @nassimparvin.bsky.social will speak about "Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen" at this upcoming @labortechresearchnetwork.org event on Jan. 23: Information and registration: labortechresearchnetwork.org/speaker-series
- As a teacher, mentor, and leader for literacy, Professor Michelle H. Martin makes a positive impact that reverberates out from the university. Her work as the Beverly Cleary Endowed Professor in Children and Youth Services carries Cleary's legacy into the future. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/01...
- Information School Professor and Associate Dean for Academics Amy J. Ko @amyko.phd is quoted in this story on tech education and outcomes for students:
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- Happy retirement, Professor McGann! After 10 years at UW and 25 years since his first teaching role, Sean McGann leaves a lasting impact on the MSIM program, iEngage partnerships, and countless Information School students' leadership development. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/01...
- Great opportunity for Information School alumni!
- Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
- Informatics alum Eden Ghirmai co-founded Flying Comet Games, a small, independent game studio that creates daily playable word and puzzle games for digital publications and casual players. Read more about this impressive alum in our latest #startup spotlight: ischool.uw.edu/alumni/spotl...
- Happy first day of winter quarter! New year, new energy here on campus. Welcome back to our returning students, and a warm welcome to everyone who is starting at the University of Washington @uofwa.bsky.social this quarter. We're glad that you are part of our Husky community. 💜
- The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) welcomed Ryan Calo to their board. Professor Calo teaches in both @uwlaw.bsky.social and the Information School, and co-founded @techpolicylab.bsky.social & @cip.uw.edu. He's testified before the Senate 4x. @rcalo.bsky.social epic.org/press-releas...
- Melanie Walsh @mellymeldubs.bsky.social and co-collaborators Sylvia Fernandez, Miriam Posner, Anna Preus, & Amardeep Singh’s project titled “Responsible Datasets in Context” received a Digital Project Award (Newcomer) from the American Studies Association. www.responsible-datasets-in-context.com
- Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social was interviewed for an article titled “Live Cameras are Tracking Faces in New Orleans. Who Should Control Them?” published by @npr.org. Listen/read it here: www.npr.org/2025/12/16/n...
- iSchool Professor Jacob O. Wobbrock, Ph.D. student Seokhyun Hwang and colleagues have been studying how touch screens in cars affect driving. Results could help auto manufacturers design safer, more responsive screens and in-car interfaces. Read more in @geekwire.com www.geekwire.com/2025/uw-stud...
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- MSIM Academic Advisor Cameron Cramer earned our latest Staff STAR (Staff Tribute and Recognition) Award. Cramer was recognized by the iSchool community for his commitment to student success, exceptional collaboration, problem-solving skills and leadership of key events. Congratulations!
- Reposted by University of Washington Information SchoolWe're currently accepting applications to hire up to two @cip.uw.edu postdoctoral scholars to join our team in Seattle. The priority deadline to apply is January 15, 2026. For the position description, salary range, qualifications and application process, click here: apply.interfolio.com/177901
- Ph.D. alum @kristenshino.bsky.social, now an associate professor at the School of Information at Rochester Institute of Technology, discussed fonts, accessibility and policy changes this week on NPR. Check out the interview: www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
- Information School Associate Professor Bill Howe is among the authors of the paper "Voyager: Exploratory Analysis via Faceted Browsing of Visualization Recommendations," recently recognized with the InfoVis Test of Time Award.
- In 2015, @jheer.org and #UWAllen @idl.uw.edu colleagues unveiled Voyager, a tool that automatically recommends visualizations to aid users exploring datasets. They received the @ieeevis.bsky.social InfoVis 10-Year Test of Time Award for that work. #UWInnovates news.cs.washington.edu/2025/11/19/a...
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- In the latest from @cip.uw.edu, Mert Can Bayar @mertcanbayar.bsky.social analyzes how knowledge gaps can lead to the spread of speculative theories, such as those shared by a Harvard astrophysicist that the comet known as 3l/ATLAS might be an alien "mothership." (1/3) www.cip.uw.edu/2025/12/03/3...
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- #CFP: Our Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives (CALMA) invites proposals for the inaugural Black Information Futures Symposium, February 21–23, 2026, in Seattle. Please save the date & reshare! Submit a proposal by 12/10: #phdchat calma.ischool.uw.edu/uw-news/call...
- What if you could see fewer hostile political posts on social media? A new paper out in Science by Martin Saveski @msaveski.bsky.social of the iSchool, along with @tiziano.bsky.social, @jiachenyan.bsky.social, Jeff Hancock, Jeanne Tsai and @mbernst.bsky.social, explores this: doi.org/10.1126/scie...
- Reposted by University of Washington Information SchoolNew paper in Science: In a platform-independent field experiment, we show that reranking content expressing antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity in social media feeds alters affective polarization. 🧵
- Are you interested in pursuing a career in Law Librarianship? Attend our MLIS Law Librarianship Information Session on Friday, December 5, 2025 from 4 - 5 p.m. PT. Hosted virtually on Zoom; recording available to registrants. Sign up: bit.ly/448fpp1
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- Reposted by University of Washington Information SchoolThe Canopy Neurodiversity Foundation awarded a $15 million grant to the UW Information School to support the launch of the UW Institute for Neurodiversity and Employment. ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...
- "Our findings were stark: Unless bias is obvious, people were perfectly willing to accept the AI’s biases,"said Kyra Wilson @kyrawilson.bsky.social, PhD student and lead author of a study on AI-human hiring practices. #AIESConf Learn more via @uwnews.uw.edu: www.washington.edu/news/2025/11...
- On Native American Heritage Day, we highlight the importance of data sovereignty and the need to ensure that Indigenous communities maintain control, representation, access and ownership of culturally sensitive data. Read more about this project led by the Information School bit.ly/44kvwQg
- After taking @jevinwest.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com's online course and learning with the @cip.uw.edu, Sedro-Woolley teacher Linsey Kitchens incorporated more AI literacy in her classroom. Students were surprised that an AI program provided incorrect information.
- “Part of [being human] is having that curiosity, that willingness to explore and discover and stumble,” Prof. Chirag Shah tells @thedailyuw.bsky.social. “So when we start to take those away for a fast answer, we're taking away something that is fundamental to humans.” www.dailyuw.com/article/d8h8...
- Reposted by University of Washington Information SchoolThe UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
- People are generally more prone to believing misinformation when they see it in videos, @jevinwest.bsky.social told @atmosmag.bsky.social. “Even if you almost know they’re fake, it’s hard to dislodge yourself from them not being real,” the @cip.uw.edu co-founder says. atmos.earth/science-and-...
- "We want to see better guardrails, better tools for combating misinformation and hallucinations, and better accountability when things go wrong," Professor Chirag Shah said of AI overviews. Shah provided expert opinion to The College Investor: thecollegeinvestor.com/66208/37-of-....
- Researchers Kennedy Orwa, Mike Teodorescu and Wanda Pratt of the iSchool, along with Yue Wu of UW Ophthalmology, earned a Population Health Initiative grant to support the project “Building AI-Ready Health Systems for Equitable Diabetic Retinopathy Screening.” www.washington.edu/populationhe...
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- Today’s “I am the iSchool” featured alum is Amanda Yates Rodgers, Museology '25! After graduating in June, Amanda began a full-time position as a Maker Programs Specialist at the Pacific Science Center here in Seattle. Read more about her experience here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/ama...
- The UW Information School's first twenty-five years involved bold leadership, risk-taking, forward-thinking, and innovating on our proud history of librarianship. Read the story by Doug Parry @dougparry.bsky.social: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/11...
- Professor Chirag Shah was interviewed by @npr.org's John Ruwitch about agentic AI's integration in the new Open AI web browser - and potential privacy trade-offs. www.ksut.org/2025-11-07/o...
