University of Washington Information School
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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. https://ischool.uw.edu/
🌏Information School faculty members Tanushree Mitra and Chirag Shah are among eight @uofwa.uw.edu researchers selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2026-2027. Learn more about their projects, and which countries and global universities they'll work within: www.washington.edu/news/2026/07...
Attending #IC2S2? Check out the research presentation by UW Information School Ph.D. Candidate & Predoctoral Instructor Shahan Ali Memon, along with Eva Maxfield Brown, David Farr and Nic Weber!
Shahan Ali Memon@shahanmemon.bsky.social · last wk.This week I am @ic2s2.bsky.social in Burlington, Vermont. I will be presenting our work @ischool.uw.edu on detection of AI mediation in scientific software as a parallel talk, as well as our work on red-teaming AI models using speculative "silly" tasks as a poster. Come say /hi! #IC2S2 #CSS
Informatics alum Daniel Chen '22, pictured at left, is one of three @uofwa.uw.edu alumni to receive the prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. Chen now pursuing a doctoral degree at UCLA. Congratulations! www.washington.edu/news/2026/05...
🌇 After a busy year, our social team is on vacation mode through July 21. In the meantime, here are some ways to keep up with the Information School at ischool.uw.edu: 🗓️ Check out our upcoming events list 🌐 Browse our recent stories 🎓️ Learn about our academic programs Wishing you joy and rest!
Informatics students Derek Liu, Keira Wong, Cleo Reyes and Chelsea Li, along with recent grad Kathryn Rochleau-Rice, ’26, developed a new semantic video search tool called Obby, designed to make finding video clips a breeze: ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/07...
Informatics team delivers video search app for Microsoft
If you were a travel vlogger who had just gotten back from, say, a trip to Seattle to watch the U.S. men's World Cup soccer team trounce Australia, and you...
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Assistant Professor Melanie Walsh reimagined the LIS 572: Introduction to Data Science course as a way to bridge librarianship & data science. She encourages students to build technical skills, experiment creatively & analyze unique data sets using their new tools. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/06...
'Dynamic combination': Course bridges data science, librarianship
Information School Assistant Professor Melanie Walsh describes the bridge between librarianship and information science as a “dynamic combination.�...
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We had a blast at #ALA2026! Thanks to everyone who came by the iSchool booth at the conference to say hi, swap pins, and otherwise celebrate the 25th anniversary in Chicago. It was wonderful to connect with many alumni, faculty (past, present and future), students and supporters in the Windy City.
The Daily recently interviewed Ph.D. candidate Katherine Cross about Posy, a new student-built dating app that takes a personality-first approach to matchmaking. @quinnae.com @thedailyuw.bsky.social www.dailyuw.com/article/stud...
Student-built app Posy enters the Seattle dating scene
Student-built app Posy enters the Seattle dating scene
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The UW Information School welcomes four faculty members with broad research, teaching and leadership expertise. Meet the new faculty cohort: Nicholas Hernandez, Crystal Yragui, Yaman Yu and Benjamin Laufer. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/07...
Information School welcomes new faculty cohort
The University of Washington Information School is honored to welcome four faculty members who are joining or taking on new roles in the school. These scho...
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🏐 “I really fell in love with the challenge,” says student-athlete Katarina Pantovic of her chosen sport, beach volleyball. She’s been working toward her goals of competing at the Olympics, and earning her MSIM graduate degree at the @uofwa.uw.edu Information School. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/07...
Beach volleyball player digs for her MSIM
Katarina Pantovic spent her undergrad years playing indoor volleyball in California and British Columbia, then switched sports in 2024 because she wanted t...
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1/ Announcing GovScape – a public search system for 10 million U.S. government PDFs (70 million pages)! GovScape offers visual search, semantic text search, and keyword search. Explore below: Website: www.govscape.net ArXiv link: arxiv.org/abs/2511.11010
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A research team led by @bcgl.bsky.social created GovScape, a search system for documents archived at the end of each presidential term. Users can search terms or elements like “FAFSA” or “redacted documents.” Read the latest iSchool story from @uwnews.uw.edu: www.washington.edu/news/2026/06...
Ph.D. student Imani Finkley, Informatics grad Yuanxi Li and Assistant Professor Melanie Walsh’s presented their paper Neutrality Bites: Gender Representation in AI-Generated Animal Stories was part of the ACM #FAccT2026 in Montreal. Congrats to the team! Read the paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
"The United States is a nation of stories," writes Joe Janes, iSchool Associate Professor, "from those shared by its first peoples to social media posts and videos and AI-generated slop. We’re also, as the first country to write itself into existence, a nation of documents and records." (1/2)
Check out the new tool created by @hcde.uw.edu and iSchool affiliated researchers! What do you think - would you try an AI tool to help your research reach a wider audience?
SMART Center@smartctr.bsky.social · last mo.Research. Practice. Simplified.💡 Read about PaperTok, a new @ischool.uw.edu AI tool making dense papers more bite-sized! Then watch our SMART Talks video series for quick, accessible faculty research clips: youtube.com/@OfficialUWSMARTCenter
“Our students come from all over the state, so if you want to be an effective educator, you need to understand where your students come from,” said Pelle Tracey, iSchool assistant professor. Learn more about this year’s UW Faculty Field Tour across Washington: www.youtube.com/watch?v=25MA...
New UW faculty take a field trip through Washington state
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Ph.D. alum Xuhai Orson Xu was recently selected for this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in the health care & sciences category. Xu is an assistant professor at Columbia University, where he leads the SEA Lab. He was advised by Dean Anind Dey while at the iSchool. www.forbes.com/profile/xu-x...
MLIS alum Brian Bannon wrote a guest essay for The New York Times on how libraries and other civic endeavors can be part of the solution to increase rates of reading and literacy.
New York Times Opinion@nytopinion.nytimes.com · 2mo ago“A lifelong love of reading is nurtured by owned and borrowed books,” Mary Mathew writes in a letter to The Times. “Children who grow up in homes with many books are more likely to achieve in school and read more than those who grow up in homes without books.”
Professor Chirag Shah's new book, "Agent Nation," explores the effects of autonomous AI and what people can can about them. Through research and real-world case studies, the book analyzes specific impacts and offers a foundation for regulation. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/06...
Conrrado Saldivar, MLIS ’21 alum and guest faculty, is passionate about information access. He was recently named among @libraryjournal.bsky.social’s 2026 Movers and Shakers for his community work and efforts against legislation that adversely targets libraries. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/06...
Conrrado Saldivar is an American Library Association Law for Librarians trainer and contributes to Casper College’s Paralegal Program Advisory Committee. Read more: hubs.la/Q04fjRcd0
Portland alumni: We're heading to the City of Roses on Wed., July 15! Join us for Bark in the Park with the iSchool. Enjoy a Portland Pickles baseball game while connecting with fellow alumni. Invite a friend - furry or otherwise - and secure your spot today! RSVP: events.uw.edu/ZDxArr
UW Information School Associate Professor @alexishiniker.bsky.social shared her research on young people's use of chatbots for mental health at Stanford Health AI Week. @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social (1/2)
The big ideas from Stanford Health AI week
Speakers from academia, industry, government and nonprofits explored developing and implementing artificial intelligence in medicine responsibly, effectively and reliably.
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As the Pacific Northwest plays host to soccer fans from around the world this month, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians serves as Seattle's Official Legacy Supporter for the FIFA World Cup, helping to welcome guests to the South Sound. Via UW Tacoma @uofwa.uw.edu www.tacoma.uw.edu/news/fifa-wo...
As the World Cup Comes to Seattle, the Puyallup Tribe Teaches Tacoma Huskies the Art of a Warm Welcome | News & Information | University of Washington Tacoma
The Pacific Northwest will become part of the biggest sporting event on the planet when the FIFA World Cup arrives in Seattle. As the Puyallup Tribe of Indians makes history as the first Indigenous n...
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Fifteen years after enrolling in college, taking one class at a time while raising her children, Mary-Elizabeth Merrill is graduating from the University of Washington with honors — a milestone that once felt impossible. www.washington.edu/boundless/a-...
We are proud to recognize Kristene Rutherford with our STAR Award (Staff Tribute and Recognition)! Kristene is the Associate Director of Finance at the Information School. Her strategic thinking and leadership have contributed to transparent, collaborative solutions. Congratulations, and thank you!
Two UW iSchool Capstone teams have been working to test and improve an AI-powered chatbot called He@lio for teens. The MSIM students researched teens’ mental health challenges, established safety measures, and tested the tool using human-centered design principles.
MSIM team designs guardrails for mental-health chatbot
You’re a teen, hurting and confused, certain no one in the world has ever felt so low. You’re too embarrassed to talk to friends about it or go to the ...
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With nearly 700 students graduating, the 2026 Information School Convocation was our largest yet. Read our story to learn about the award-winning students recognized at the ceremony, and to view the photo album: ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/06...
25th Convocation is Information School's biggest yet
Nearly 700 graduates were recognized at the University of Washington Information School’s 2026 Convocation ceremony as they crossed the stage in Alaska A...
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