Students, faculty, staff, project partners, families and friends gathered at the University of Washington HUB ballroom to share Capstone projects, culminating experiences and more at the Information School Showcase on May 28.Professor and...
More than 40 Information School undergraduate students presented their research projects recently at the 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium.Held on May 15, the 28th annual University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium...
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 school counselor, and your parents are … well … your parents. Therapist? No way....
Scientists at the National Ecological Observatory Network, or NEON, study how ecosystems change over time. But their field instruments and low-altitude aircraft capture only short windows of data, and NEON does not have a standing...
The Washington State Department of Transportation app features extensive transportation information such as schedules, traffic alerts and weather reports, but it hasn’t been updated in about seven years. A team of Informatics students...
Converge Media is an Emmy-winning video producer based in Seattle. For 10 years, it has been telling and uplifting the stories of the Black community in the Northwest. In that time, it has collected a massive archive of videos and...
In 25 years, the Information School has grown from 150 students in one librarianship program to more than 2,000 students across five academic programs. Our research and teaching extends to topics we wouldn’t have dreamed of in 2001, including data sovereignty, digital youth, and ethical applications of...
Tracie D. Hall’s career has taken several turns since she earned her Master of Library and Information Science in 2000, most recently including a two-year appointment as the Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the Information School. Now, she has started her next chapter. Hall has begun...
As residents of rural communities, Sophie Cade and Emily Prines understand that small archives and museums are often under-resourced. The two saw an opportunity to use their Master of Library and Information Science Capstone project to help their local archives. The online MLIS students are...
The 2026 º£½ÇÂÛ̳ Alumni Impact Awards honor a startup entrepreneur and an expert in value-sensitive design, both working at the forefront of the AI revolution.Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Prem Kumar, Informatics ’06, is the CEO of Humanly, a startup he founded in 2020. Humanly is a...
Teaching assistants Jesse Brisbois and Tessa Rose Campbell were recently recognized for the impact they’ve made in the classroom. Through the TA and Pre-Doctoral Lectureship Awards, the University of Washington Information School honors TAs who strive for excellence. Advised by iSchool Associate...
