Curious about Brandolini's BS Asymmetry Principle? Learn what it means in this short, fun video with UW Information School Professor Jevin West and @uwbiology.bsky.social Professor Carl Bergstrom - part of their Calling Bullshit course, which we've made available online: youtu.be/-Mtmi8smpfo?...

We recently welcomed Talia Gabriella Greenberg, MSW, to our staff as the new Employer Engagement Manager! As a #firstgen college grad and proud UW Social Work alum (’19), returning to @uofwa.uw.edu campus holds special meaning for Talia. (1/3) ➡️

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"The stories we tell about technology shape our cities and our civic future," writes Nassim Parvin in a @seattletimes.com op-ed on pedestrian safety in the context of driverless cars proliferating. @nassimparvin.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/opinion/driv...

We look forward to welcoming scholars and practitioners from near and far for the inaugural Black Information Futures Symposium this Feb. 21-23! Learn more about this gathering through CALMA, our Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums and Archives: calma.ischool.uw.edu/uw-event/bla...

Join us April 7 at the Seattle Central Library for "The Risks and Realities of AI Chatbots," a special discussion with journalists @kashhill.bsky.social (N.Y. Times) and @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social (Reuters), moderated by @mnickelsburg.bsky.social (KUOW). Event info: www.cip.uw.edu/2026/02/16/r...

Professor Chirag Shah is giving a series of talks on “Being Human in the Age of AI.” As part of Humanities Washington ’s Speakers Bureau, Shah will speak and meet with people around the state over the next two years. ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/02...

Take a moment to nominate one of our graduates for an Alumni Impact Award: bit.ly/uw-ischool-a... Graduates of the Information School and GSLIS are eligible. Anyone can nominate an alum, and self-nominations are welcome. We look forward to reviewing your submission!

Ph.D. candidate Sydney DeMets @sydneydemets.bsky.social spoke with @sethabramovitch.bsky.social for a @thr.com article on the persuasive role of podcasts as a mass medium and recent shifts: www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

Professor Jevin West was quoted in an article titled “Open-source AI program can answer science questions better than humans,” published in Science Magazine @science.org. @jevinwest.bsky.social Read the article: www.science.org/content/arti...

Join us for today's talk with @lucylw.bsky.social at 3:30 p.m. PT!

Ben Lee and Kyle Deeds gave an invited talk at Harvard Library Innovation Lab titled “GovScape: Multimodal Search and Discovery for 10+ Million Government PDFs.” Ben Lee, Kyle Deeds https://hls.harvard.edu/events/govscape-multimodal-search-and-discovery-for-10-million-government-pdfs/

Rachel Moran and co-authors Jin Ha Lee and Sungha Kang’s essay “Emotional Resonance and Participatory Misinformation: Learning from a K-pop Controversy,” was published in Harvard Kennedy School’s Misinformation Review: misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/emot...

The future is with us, and we are responding in ambitious ways. Read the latest Dean's Message, guest written by Amy Ko @amyko.phd, Professor and Associate Dean for Academics: ischool.uw.edu/news/2026/02...

Sandra Kroupa, MLib '85 alum, served the UW Libraries for 57 years, leaving a profound mark on special collections, librarians & students. She co-taught LIS 508: History of Recorded Information with David Levy for more than 20 years. Congratulations on your retirement! 🎉 lib.uw.edu/2026/02/02/c...

Newly published in HSK Misinfo Review, "Emotional resonance and participatory misinformation: Learning from a K-pop controversy," co-authored by @cip.uw.edu senior research scientist Rachel Moran-Prestridge and @ischool.uw.edu professor Jin Ha Lee. misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/emot...

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...

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...

🧵Applications are now open for the second-ever Disinformation Summer Institute, taking place June 15-18, 2026 on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The deadline to apply is February 15. Learn more: disinfoinstitute.org

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:

University of Washington Researchers Analyzed Which Anthologized #Writers and #Books Get Checked Out the Most From Seattle Public Library www.infodocket.com/2026/01/09/u... #libraries #authors #digihum #literature @ischool.uw.edu

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!

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...

📚 In honor of National Library Week we spoke with Julie Tanaka, associate dean for Distinctive Collections at @uofwa.bsky.social Libraries, about the library's unique 1544 edition of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy." More: https://bit.ly/42h0Xu1x

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!

We'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.

“Social media algorithms direct our attention and influence our moods and attitudes, but until now, only platforms had the power to change their algorithms’ design and study their effects,” said Saveski, a @ischool.uw.edu assistant professor. Read more: www.washington.edu/news/2025/12... (3/3)

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...

🎉 “ALA welcomes the good news that IMLS is restoring all federal grants that had previously been terminated. This means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, & economic opportunity." #librarysky www.ala.org/news/2025/12...