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In this new podcast, #iSchoolUI Associate Professor Colin Rhinesmith and Allison Lester, host of the Thinking Through... Podcast, reflect on what gets overlooked in conversations about the digital divide. ➡️ bit.ly/4pmMtl2
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In this new podcast, #iSchoolUI Associate Professor Colin Rhinesmith and Allison Lester, host of the Thinking Through... Podcast, reflect on what gets overlooked in conversations about the digital divide. ➡️ bit.ly/4pmMtl2
#iSchoolUI Postdoctoral Research Associate Hyanghee Park was selected to participate in the 2025 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop. Her research seeks to uncover the root causes of AI adoption issues in workplaces. Congratulations, Hyanghee! 🎉 bit.ly/49yCIf9
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#iSchoolUI Postdoctoral Research Associate Hyanghee Park was selected to participate in the 2025 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop. Her research seeks to uncover the root causes of AI adoption issues in workplaces. Congratulations, Hyanghee! 🎉 bit.ly/49yCIf9
Each fall, #ILLINOIS students come together to build an escape room. This year’s client: the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. “Mus-Muscovirus,” a race to stop a virus from mutating people, runs December 1-9 in the C-U area. 🦠🧩▶️ bit.ly/3MbJ7TE
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Each fall, #ILLINOIS students come together to build an escape room. This year’s client: the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. “Mus-Muscovirus,” a race to stop a virus from mutating people, runs December 1-9 in the C-U area. 🦠🧩▶️ bit.ly/3MbJ7TE
#iSchoolUI PhD student and AI researcher Meng Li won our t-shirt design contest this fall. Her winning design captures “how people ride and shape the powerful wave of information with the support of technology.” Congratulations, Meng! 👕✨ bit.ly/49u4Wru
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#iSchoolUI PhD student and AI researcher Meng Li won our t-shirt design contest this fall. Her winning design captures “how people ride and shape the powerful wave of information with the support of technology.” Congratulations, Meng! 👕✨ bit.ly/49u4Wru
Congratulations to #iSchoolUI Assistant Professor Yue Guo on being a finalist for the Edward H. Shortliffe Doctoral Dissertation Award from the American Medical Informaticians Association (@amia.org)! 👏
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Congratulations to #iSchoolUI Assistant Professor Yue Guo on being a finalist for the Edward H. Shortliffe Doctoral Dissertation Award from the American Medical Informaticians Association (@amia.org)! 👏
Join CIRSS tomorrow for their “The AI Disruption” talk! Katie Atkinson, computer science professor at the University of Liverpool, UK, will present “Which legal tasks can be, should be, and should not be, undertaken by AI?" ▶️ bit.ly/3X3cf1L
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Join CIRSS tomorrow for their “The AI Disruption” talk! Katie Atkinson, computer science professor at the University of Liverpool, UK, will present “Which legal tasks can be, should be, and should not be, undertaken by AI?" ▶️ bit.ly/3X3cf1L
Thinking about applying to the #iSchoolUI’s MSIM or MSLIS program?
We’re here to help you every step of the way. Join us for a webinar to learn more and ask questions!
🔸 Check out our upcoming events and register today
▶️ bit.ly/4o2HR2u
We’re here to help you every step of the way. Join us for a webinar to learn more and ask questions!
🔸 Check out our upcoming events and register today
▶️ bit.ly/4o2HR2u
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Thinking about applying to the #iSchoolUI’s MSIM or MSLIS program?
We’re here to help you every step of the way. Join us for a webinar to learn more and ask questions!
🔸 Check out our upcoming events and register today
▶️ bit.ly/4o2HR2u
We’re here to help you every step of the way. Join us for a webinar to learn more and ask questions!
🔸 Check out our upcoming events and register today
▶️ bit.ly/4o2HR2u
#iSchoolUI doctoral candidate Xiaoliang Jiang has successfully defended his dissertation, “Identifying Place Names in Scientific Writing Based on Language Models, Linked Data, and Metadata.” Congratulations, Xiaoliang! 🎉 ▶️ bit.ly/47XaSqo
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
#iSchoolUI doctoral candidate Xiaoliang Jiang has successfully defended his dissertation, “Identifying Place Names in Scientific Writing Based on Language Models, Linked Data, and Metadata.” Congratulations, Xiaoliang! 🎉 ▶️ bit.ly/47XaSqo
Join the #iSchoolUI! We are accepting applications for adjunct faculty to teach courses in a variety of areas, supporting our undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Submit your application by December 5 ▶️ bit.ly/4o46ziV
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Join the #iSchoolUI! We are accepting applications for adjunct faculty to teach courses in a variety of areas, supporting our undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Submit your application by December 5 ▶️ bit.ly/4o46ziV
#iSchoolUI Associate Professor Maria Bonn has assumed the presidency of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)! Congratulations, Maria! 🎉
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#iSchoolUI Associate Professor Maria Bonn has assumed the presidency of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)! Congratulations, Maria! 🎉
Congrats to #iSchoolUI Professor Jingrui He and her lab on receiving an outstanding paper award for "AutoTool: Dynamic Tool Selection and Integration for Agentic Reasoning” at the Multi-Modal Reasoning for Agentic Intelligence Workshop during #ICCV2025! ▶️ bit.ly/49oF7sF
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Congrats to #iSchoolUI Professor Jingrui He and her lab on receiving an outstanding paper award for "AutoTool: Dynamic Tool Selection and Integration for Agentic Reasoning” at the Multi-Modal Reasoning for Agentic Intelligence Workshop during #ICCV2025! ▶️ bit.ly/49oF7sF
Despite widespread support for the 2021 San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, the Journal Impact Factor remains the most prominent metric on publisher platforms, according to a new study by Affiliate Professor Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and MSLIS student Heather Parkin.
▶️ bit.ly/3JMnRTS
▶️ bit.ly/3JMnRTS
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Despite widespread support for the 2021 San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, the Journal Impact Factor remains the most prominent metric on publisher platforms, according to a new study by Affiliate Professor Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and MSLIS student Heather Parkin.
▶️ bit.ly/3JMnRTS
▶️ bit.ly/3JMnRTS
Quinn Kennelly has joined the #iSchoolUI as an office support specialist, where she will serve as the primary receptionist at 614 E. Daniel Street and will also provide administrative support for the Informatics team. Welcome, Quinn! ▶️ bit.ly/481ynyO
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Quinn Kennelly has joined the #iSchoolUI as an office support specialist, where she will serve as the primary receptionist at 614 E. Daniel Street and will also provide administrative support for the Informatics team. Welcome, Quinn! ▶️ bit.ly/481ynyO
For Native American Heritage Month, #iSchoolUI doctoral student David Eby will join a panel on “Decolonizing Knowledge: Rethinking Research, Scholarship, and Community Engagement.”
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 17
⏰ 5:30-7:00 p.m.
📍 Asian American Cultural Center
▶️ bit.ly/4hVXMOT
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 17
⏰ 5:30-7:00 p.m.
📍 Asian American Cultural Center
▶️ bit.ly/4hVXMOT
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
For Native American Heritage Month, #iSchoolUI doctoral student David Eby will join a panel on “Decolonizing Knowledge: Rethinking Research, Scholarship, and Community Engagement.”
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 17
⏰ 5:30-7:00 p.m.
📍 Asian American Cultural Center
▶️ bit.ly/4hVXMOT
🗓️ Monday, Nov. 17
⏰ 5:30-7:00 p.m.
📍 Asian American Cultural Center
▶️ bit.ly/4hVXMOT
🎉 Congratulations to Informatics PhD student Sepehr Vaez Afshar on being named a Student Scholar by the Association for Preservation Technology (APT)! He’ll present his research on XR applications in U.S. museums at APT’s annual conference in Providence. ▶️ bit.ly/488TSP9
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Informatics PhD student Sepehr Vaez Afshar on being named a Student Scholar by the Association for Preservation Technology (APT)! He’ll present his research on XR applications in U.S. museums at APT’s annual conference in Providence. ▶️ bit.ly/488TSP9
The #iSchoolUI will be well represented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), which will be held November 14-18 in Arlington, Virginia.
See the full schedule of our participation here ▶️ bit.ly/43lEb4z
See the full schedule of our participation here ▶️ bit.ly/43lEb4z
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The #iSchoolUI will be well represented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), which will be held November 14-18 in Arlington, Virginia.
See the full schedule of our participation here ▶️ bit.ly/43lEb4z
See the full schedule of our participation here ▶️ bit.ly/43lEb4z
After earning his BSIS+DS, Aisaiah Pellecer planned to go to grad school, but his path took a new turn when he was accepted into the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
Now in Germany, he’s attending CS courses and preparing for an internship.
▶️ bit.ly/4oI84of
Now in Germany, he’s attending CS courses and preparing for an internship.
▶️ bit.ly/4oI84of
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
After earning his BSIS+DS, Aisaiah Pellecer planned to go to grad school, but his path took a new turn when he was accepted into the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
Now in Germany, he’s attending CS courses and preparing for an internship.
▶️ bit.ly/4oI84of
Now in Germany, he’s attending CS courses and preparing for an internship.
▶️ bit.ly/4oI84of
Another #iSchoolUI Research Showcase is in the books! Thanks to everyone for making it a success! ✨
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Another #iSchoolUI Research Showcase is in the books! Thanks to everyone for making it a success! ✨
The #iSchoolUI has 🔸FOUR🔹 open faculty positions in the areas: Information Sciences, Information, Culture & Society, Information Behavior/HCI/UX, and Early Literacies!
Submit your application by December 15 ▶️ bit.ly/iSchoolatIllinoisJobs
Submit your application by December 15 ▶️ bit.ly/iSchoolatIllinoisJobs
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The #iSchoolUI has 🔸FOUR🔹 open faculty positions in the areas: Information Sciences, Information, Culture & Society, Information Behavior/HCI/UX, and Early Literacies!
Submit your application by December 15 ▶️ bit.ly/iSchoolatIllinoisJobs
Submit your application by December 15 ▶️ bit.ly/iSchoolatIllinoisJobs
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November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you’re interested in viewing any of tomorrow’s proceedings, the event will be streamed on their YouTube channel.
#comics #libcomix #censorship cc. @ischoolui.bsky.social
#comics #libcomix #censorship cc. @ischoolui.bsky.social
Reposted by iSchool at Illinois
Wrote a short piece arguing that higher ed must help steer AI. TLDR: If we outsource this to tech, we outsource our whole business. But rejectionism is basically stalling. If we want to survive, schools themselves must proactively shape AI for education & research. [1/6, unpaywalled at 5/6] +
Opinion | AI Is the Future. Higher Ed Should Shape It.
If we want to stay at the forefront of knowledge production, we must fit technology to our needs.
www.chronicle.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Wrote a short piece arguing that higher ed must help steer AI. TLDR: If we outsource this to tech, we outsource our whole business. But rejectionism is basically stalling. If we want to survive, schools themselves must proactively shape AI for education & research. [1/6, unpaywalled at 5/6] +
"The world isn't facing a lack of information, but rather an overload.” #iSchoolUI MSIM student Zhanchen Kang hopes to help people make sense of the overwhelming amount of information in their daily lives. Read more about his student experience ▶️ bit.ly/4qQYSQ3
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"The world isn't facing a lack of information, but rather an overload.” #iSchoolUI MSIM student Zhanchen Kang hopes to help people make sense of the overwhelming amount of information in their daily lives. Read more about his student experience ▶️ bit.ly/4qQYSQ3
Students from The Stu/dio, the #ILLINOIS student-led game studio, are heading to #MDEV2025 (Nov. 7–8 in Madison, WI)! 🎮
One of the Midwest’s top game dev conferences, MDEV celebrates innovation, collaboration, and creativity in gaming.
▶️ bit.ly/3LkUyZ0
One of the Midwest’s top game dev conferences, MDEV celebrates innovation, collaboration, and creativity in gaming.
▶️ bit.ly/3LkUyZ0
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Students from The Stu/dio, the #ILLINOIS student-led game studio, are heading to #MDEV2025 (Nov. 7–8 in Madison, WI)! 🎮
One of the Midwest’s top game dev conferences, MDEV celebrates innovation, collaboration, and creativity in gaming.
▶️ bit.ly/3LkUyZ0
One of the Midwest’s top game dev conferences, MDEV celebrates innovation, collaboration, and creativity in gaming.
▶️ bit.ly/3LkUyZ0
Join Library Trends on November 11 for a webinar on generative AI’s impact on librarians.
The discussion, which will be moderated by #iSchoolUI Adjunct Lecturer Melissa Wong, will feature authors Andrea Baer, Nicole Murph, and Kay Slater.
🤖▶️ bit.ly/492OrlR
The discussion, which will be moderated by #iSchoolUI Adjunct Lecturer Melissa Wong, will feature authors Andrea Baer, Nicole Murph, and Kay Slater.
🤖▶️ bit.ly/492OrlR
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Join Library Trends on November 11 for a webinar on generative AI’s impact on librarians.
The discussion, which will be moderated by #iSchoolUI Adjunct Lecturer Melissa Wong, will feature authors Andrea Baer, Nicole Murph, and Kay Slater.
🤖▶️ bit.ly/492OrlR
The discussion, which will be moderated by #iSchoolUI Adjunct Lecturer Melissa Wong, will feature authors Andrea Baer, Nicole Murph, and Kay Slater.
🤖▶️ bit.ly/492OrlR
Attend tomorrow’s “The AI Disruption” talk! Chaowei Xiao, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University and researcher at Nvidia, will present “Towards Secure and Safe AI Agents: From Model to System." ▶️ bit.ly/3WDnq0Y
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Attend tomorrow’s “The AI Disruption” talk! Chaowei Xiao, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University and researcher at Nvidia, will present “Towards Secure and Safe AI Agents: From Model to System." ▶️ bit.ly/3WDnq0Y