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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.

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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
University of Washington Information School. Celebrating 25 years! Anniversary logo in gold with laurels on either side. Informatics Program Overview for Transfer Students. Friday, Feb. 6. 3-4 p.m. Zoom/ recording available. Text over an aerial photo of the University of Washington's Seattle campus, with Drumheller Fountain visible in the center.
February 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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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!
The large bronze "W" statue at the north end of the University of Washington campus in Seattle, pictured on a sunny summer day. A King County metro bus passes by on the right side.
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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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...
Johnny (Yeonhee) Cho Information School Ph.D. candidate and predoctoral instructor at the University of Washington Information School. Purple, gold and lavender graphic image.
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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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...
Event photo of a man touching a green digital screen. Text reads, "January 26, 2026 @7pm Seattle. ONLINE: Being Human in the Age of AI. January 28, 2026 @12pm Pullman. HYBRID: Being Human in the Age of AI. February 28, 2026 @11am Mountlake Terrace. IN PERSON: Being Human in the Age of AI. March 9, 2026 @11am Des Moines. ONLINE: Being Human in the Age of AI"
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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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...
A banner with a photo of the University of Washington Men's Basketball team playing before a packed stadium on the left and on the right, in gold font on a purple basketball background, "W: Big 10."
January 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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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...
Group photo of informatics intensive capstone group presenting their final project in class. Group features Munir Emam, Jacqueline Flynn, Charlotte Liu, and Ellie Wu in front of the class projector.
January 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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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
Event listing. Black and Purple text on lavender background. Text reads, "Upcoming Talks: Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen. Speaker: Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin. Date: January 23, 2026. In this talk, Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin will discuss their recent book and edited volume, Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen, published by Duke University Press in May 2025. New and emerging technologies, especially ones that infiltrate intimate spaces, relations, homes, and bodies, are often referred to as creepy in media and political discourses. The book introduces a feminist theory of creep that they substantiate through critical engagement with smart homes, smart dust, smart desires, and smart forests toward dreams of feminist futures. Contributing authors further illuminate what is otherwise obscured, assumed, or dismissed in characterizations of technology as creepy or creeping. Considering diverse technologies such as border surveillance and China’s credit system to sexcams and home assistants, the volume’s essays and artworks demonstrate that the potentials and pitfalls of artificial intelligence and digital and robotic technologies cannot be assessed through binaries of seeing/being seen, privacy/surveillance, or harmful/useful."
January 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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And, from the archives: A fun photo of Beverly Cleary, UW '39 alum, and Professor Michelle H. Martin, who holds the professorship endowed in Cleary's name:
Professor Michelle H. Martin, wearing a colorful floral jacket, sits with Beverly Cleary, UW '39 alum, who sits in a cozy looking armchair with her books and papers around her. Both are wearing glasses and smiling.
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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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 University of Washington campus, facing south on a January day. A seagull flies overhead and students with backpacks walk to classes next to the UW Information School.
January 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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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!
Cameron Cramer, pictured wearing a gray suit and blue patterned tie and smiling.
December 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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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...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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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...
Screenshot of research article in Science titled "Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization." Full text available at https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adu5584.
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Learn more about our MLIS Law Librarianship program, offered online or here at the University of Washington's Seattle campus, and our cutting-edge training for law librarians: bit.ly/mlislawlib
Careers in Law Librarianship, with a description of law librarianship as a field and suggested courses at the University of Washington Information School. Full text available at https://ischool.uw.edu/programs/mlis/law-librarianship/careers-mlis-law.
December 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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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
William H. Gates Hall in fall, University of Washington, Seattle campus, shown in November with deep red autumn leaves. Photo by Katherine B. Turner.
December 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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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
Graphic featuring iSchool Assistant Professor Sandy Littletree and Professor Carole Palmer on the right hand side. The left side has a Husky Purple gradient with their names and text reading, “$1.5 million grant supports Indigenous data stewardship.”
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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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...
I am the iSchool lilac graphic featuring headshot of Museology 2025 alum, Amanda Yates Rodgers.
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Today’s “I Am the iSchool” spotlight is Informatics alum, Gagan Singh. Gagan graduated from the Informatics program in 2024 and is now pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science at The Georgia Institute of Technology.

Read more about Gagan here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/gag...
I am the iSchool lilac graphic featuring headshot of Informatics 2024 alum, Gagan Singh.
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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🚆Your next stop could be the University of Washington Information School. Explore our programs: ischool.uw.edu
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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🎃 Happy Halloween! Information School faculty are full of treats, not tricks. Students know not to be frightened of our friendly professors... unless they ask for a last-minute recommendation. (Kidding! 🐸)
Joseph Tennis is a witch! Cindy Altick Aden and spouse dressed as Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Kyle Thayer is dressed as Steve Jobs. Wanda Pratt and spouse dressed as Umbreon and a PokéStop.
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Members of the iSchool community and friends connected at the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (#CSCW) conference in Bergen, Norway, earlier this week. Tusen takk - thank you very much - to everyone who paused for a group photo and catch-up session! 💜
23 people pose in front of a spiral staircase and concrete wall in Bergen, Norway. 23 people pose in front of a spiral staircase and concrete wall in Bergen, Norway. Some are holding the shape of the letter "W" with their hands, a symbol for the University of Washington.
October 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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The 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...
UW launches Institute for Neurodiversity and Employment. Led by Associate Professor Hala Annabi. University of Washington Information School. Hala Annabi is pictured smiling in front of a rhododendron plant.
October 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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In conversation tomorrow: Olivia Banner and Nassim Parvin @nassimparvin.bsky.social. Oct. 21, 1 p.m. PT, on campus and virtual. Held on the publication day of Banner’s new book, "Crip Screens: Countering Psychiatric Media Technologies" (@dukepress.bsky.social). depts.washington.edu/societytech/...
Purple event flyer that reads, "S+ T@ UW SALON SERIES. Society _ Technology University of Washington and Tech Policy Lab present: BOOK TEA: MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INSURGENCIES, AND ALTERNATIVE VISIONS OF CARE. Join us for tea and discussion featuring Olivia Banner (CREATE and Disability Studies, UW Seattle) and Nassim Parvin (Information School, UW Seattle) & co-editor of Technocreep, on the publication day of Banner's new book, Crip Screens: Countering Psychiatric Media Technologies. Graphic Designed by Raani Nigam. Event date: TUESDAY OCT 21, 2025 1-2:15PM @ SIMPSON CENTER, HYBRID, IN CMU 202 AND ONLINE. SIMPSON CENTER for the HUMANITIES CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERIENCES. Register: https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gb646davnnsuwnwenxxg4h68nghcpdy4f9xh5cxccm7jsdrxnent."
October 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Do you have a project idea, but no time or team to tackle it? Team up with our driven, talented students by sponsoring a Capstone project! Learn more by reading our project FAQ, and consider submitting your project this fall: ischool.uw.edu/capstone/spo...
A team of five University of Washington Information School Capstone group students show their project awards.
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Join us this Thursday evening for the 2025 Spencer G. Shaw Lecture with Cynthia Leitich Smith, award-winning children's and young adult author and curator! It's a hybrid event, and registration is required. events.uw.edu/event/61eda3...
Spencer G. Shaw Endowed Lecture Series. Cynthia Leitich Smith. Oct. 16, 2025. 7:30 p.m. PT. University of Washington HUB, Room 250. The event banner includes a photo of Cynthia Leitich Smith wearing glasses and a scarf, and the illustrated cover of her book, Sisters of the Neversea.
October 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Register to join us for tomorrow's CALMA Roundtable: Mapping the Black Information Future: From Archives to Artificial Intelligence, from Movement-building to Memory-work. Moderated by Tracie D. Hall, featuring Makiba J. Foster, Steven F. Fullwood and Jada Jones. calma.ischool.uw.edu/uw-event/map...
Mapping the Black Information Future: From Archives to Artificial Intelligence, from Movement-building to Memory-work. Event speakers: Makiba J. Foster, Steven G. Fullwood, Tracie D. Hall, and Jada Jones. Tuesday, October 14, 2025. 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. PT. Zoom. The event flyer includes photos of the four speakers in a two-by-two grid. Event from UW CALMA, the Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives at the UW Information School.
October 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM