Researchers Kennedy Orwa, Mike Teodorescu and Wanda Pratt of the iSchool, along with Yue Wu of UW Ophthalmology, earned a Population Health Initiative grant to support the project “Building AI-Ready Health Systems for Equitable Diabetic Retinopathy Screening.” www.washington.edu/populationhe...

Blast from the past! @ualbanyalumni.bsky.social & retired @ischool.uw.edu Professor Emeritus Jochen Scholl visited @ctgualbany.bsky.social almost 23 years to the day he departed for the West Coast. A leader & legend in the #DigitalGovernment field, we wish him the best in his well earned retirement!

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...

The UW Information School's first twenty-five years involved bold leadership, risk-taking, forward-thinking, and innovating on our proud history of librarianship. Read the story by Doug Parry @dougparry.bsky.social: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/11...

Professor Chirag Shah was interviewed by @npr.org's John Ruwitch about agentic AI's integration in the new Open AI web browser - and potential privacy trade-offs. www.ksut.org/2025-11-07/o...

Instructor Andy Herman is quoted by @thedailyuw.bsky.social on the cybersecurity reasons for using two-factor authentication, in this article by @thatphotobeth.bsky.social:

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...

Read the new piece in The Conversation U.S. by Katie Davis and Aayushi Dangol, sharing their research on how public school teachers feel about #genAI, and the role teachers can play in helping students adapt to a volley of new tools: theconversation.com/ai-could-wor... @hcde.uw.edu

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Lauren Appelbaum worked in tech for a decade after earning her Informatics degree. Then her career took a plot twist: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...

🎃 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! 🐸)

Cynthia Leitich Smith @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social reflected on her experiences as a prominent Indigenous children’s and young adult author at the iSchool’s 33rd annual Spencer G. Shaw Lecture: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...

Startup spotlight: Recently named on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Social Impact list, Nishit Bhasin founded Incskill, a startup focused on digital #accessibility, with fellow Information School alum Lakshya Garg. Read about their new venture: ischool.uw.edu/alumni/spotl...

Check out this @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast interview with @cip.uw.edu co-founder @rcalo.bsky.social, a professor at @uwlaw.bsky.social and @ischool.uw.edu ⤵️⤵️⤵️

Earlier this month, iSchool students and faculty shared their insights on AI research at the RAISE fall exposition discussing the importance of creating #responsibleAI. Read more about the event: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...

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! 💜

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...

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/...

➡️ Research by iSchool Asst. Prof. Mike Teodorescu and colleagues found that simple interventions in the patent application process increased the probability that female inventors would get patents by up to 17%. Read more in @uwnews.uw.edu: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

Assistant Professor Ben Lee @bcgl.bsky.social's essay on the topic of AI and Holocaust Memory, “Uncanny Testimony,” was published by @longreads.com: longreads.com/2025/09/25/a...

Professor Chirag Shah and co-author Ryen White’s paper “Agents Are Not Enough,” was published in IEEE Computer @spectrum.ieee.org: ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.... #autonomousagents #academicsky #genAI #research

In Dean Anind Dey's latest letter to the iSchool community, he marks this academic year's milestone: 25 years of the University of Washington Information School! Read the letter, and join us in celebrating: ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/10...

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...

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...

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...

Join the iSchool staff team! Now hiring for the following roles: Executive Assistant to Associate Dean for Research: bit.ly/3WiBxsx Employer Experience Manager: bit.ly/42AQwBz

Postdoc spotlight: Meet Dr. Alexandros Efstratiou of the @cip.uw.edu! He is a computational social scientist studying social media polarization, echo chambers, intergroup interactions and depolarization interventions, among other topics. @alextheefstra.bsky.social www.cip.uw.edu/2025/02/06/a...

Join us for this year's Spencer G. Shaw Lecture featuring Cynthia Leitich Smith @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social, Muscogee Nation citizen and award-winning author. This lecture is free, hybrid, and open to the public! 📅 Thursday, Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. PT 📍 UW HUB 250 + livestream 🔗 events.uw.edu/5v7NPg

Mark your calendars for our second Cultural Analytics Talk Series lecture w/ @ucbids.bsky.social! @ischool.uw.edu Prof. @mellymeldubs.bsky.social will discuss how authors and readers are using #AI to generate fiction writing. 📅 Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm 📍 210 South Hall, Online

We had a great time at this year's @uofwa.bsky.social Dawg Dash 5k/10k raising funds for student scholarships! Cute dogs, fall color on campus, and family celebrations made it even better. Thanks to everyone who took part and supported this fun day. 💜

UW alum Mary Brunkow, ’83, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine this morning. This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam. 1/3

Check out iSchoolers in the media that you may have missed! ▪️“Documents that changed the world” podcast with Joe Janes and guest Brooks Harris Scheibler - The Guinness Book of Records bit.ly/3IFrlXN

Games designed for kids, with kids! @wgbh.org + @ischool.uw.edu = 🎉 Tower Builders: pbskids.org/games/play/t... Videos: pbskids.org/videos/watch... pbskids.org/videos/watch... Awesome Obstacles: pbskids.org/games/play/t... Videos: pbskids.org/videos/watch... pbskids.org/videos/watch...

New from KidsTeam UW and the UW Information School: The ways kids engage with games - and with each other while playing them - has impacts on their learning and exploration. (1/4)

Did you play Stardew Valley in 2020? Our researchers find that playing games during stressful times is strongly correlated with positive outcomes for physical and mental health. Learn more: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

We are hiring tenure-track faculty: ▪️Assistant Professor, Informatics (up to two positions) apply.interfolio.com/171020 ▪️Assistant Professor, Information Mgmt./Information Systems apply.interfolio.com/172354 Help us spread the word by resharing this post! #faculty #uofwa #tenuretrack #hiring

@ischool.uw.edu -led study of X found that posts with Community Notes attached were less prone to going viral and got less engagement. @msaveski.bsky.social

Digital humanities expert and iSchool faculty member Melanie Walsh's public-facing work has sparked a conversation with authors, readers and publishers about the impact of gender in children’s books. @mellymeldubs.bsky.social ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/09...

Thank you, Professor Ricardo Gomez, for your steadfast dedication to iSchool students, inquiry, and collaboration! We wish you all the best in your retirement - and with your next steps writing fiction. ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/09...

We also have a few upcoming information sessions to look out for (29 Sept, 10 Oct, 29 Oct '25): 1) General Info Session on 29th September 2025: ischool.uw.edu/events/2025/...

Applying for a #PhD @ischool.uw.edu? Read 👇 Our student-run application feedback program will be open from October 20th through 1st November 2025. Everyone applying, especially those from historically underrepresented groups or who have faced barriers in higher ed are highly encouraged to apply.

Meet “I Am the iSchool” feature, Jordan Fennick! Jordan is a Coast Guard veteran who, after earning a degree in IT systems, has now come to the iSchool's MSIM program to bridge his technical foundation with strategic leadership. Read the full interview here: ischool.uw.edu/profiles/jor...

At @hcde.uw.edu, we will be hiring an Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor this coming year! Timing wise, we are hiring for a Sept. 2026 start date, but could be sooner. We are looking forward to welcoming a new colleague! Learn more and apply at apply.interfolio.com/171881

Happy first day of fall classes at @uofwa.bsky.social! We welcomed new Information School students with our iCarnival celebration, showcasing the many ways to get involved and connected for the new school year and beyond.

The NSF awarded Associate Professor Tanu Mitra @tanumitra.bsky.social a grant to study how large language models will affect information integrity workers such as journalists, fact-checkers, humanitarian responders, and content moderators. #llm #ai #research #faculty ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/09...

Congratulations to our recently promoted faculty members! 🎉 Katie Davis – Professor Nassim Parvin - Professor Aylin Caliskan – Associate Professor with tenure Clarita Lefthand-Begay – Associate Professor with tenure Joel Ross – Teaching Professor Nam-ho Park – Associate Teaching Professor

We are hiring tenure-track faculty: ▪️Assistant Professor, Informatics (up to two positions) apply.interfolio.com/171020 ▪️Assistant Professor, Information Mgmt./Information Systems apply.interfolio.com/172354 Help us spread the word by resharing this post! #faculty #uofwa #tenuretrack #hiring

Join us in congratulating iSchool Ph.D. alum Robert Wolfe on his new appointment as Assistant Professor at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information! @wolferobert3.bsky.social

Planning to apply to our master's or Ph.D. programs? If you are preparing to take the TOEFL exam and would like a discount code, contact Admissions Director Christine Noyes-Williams via LinkedIn message or email by Oct. 20 for a code. And good luck - you've got this! ischool.uw.edu/programs/phd...

💜 Special iSchool 25th anniversary question for our alumni 💜 Tell us about your favorite iSchool professor. How did they affect you? Your responses could appear in the next edition of iNews, our alumni magazine. Comment below or fill out our alumni survey with your answers! bit.ly/ischalumnisu...