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Official account of the University of Washington (@UW) Information School, one of the world's top schools in information science. We make information work!
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    UW iSchool
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    Dec 19, 2023
    Stay connected to the UW Information School! Find us across social media: linktr.ee/uwischool
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    UW iSchool
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    Oct 1, 2021
    The iSchool's Jin Ha Lee (@ElegantLogic) believes streaming services could do more to serve #BTS fans, aka #ARMY. "Not everyone coming to the services are passive listeners who just want to listen to recommended playlists,” she says. ischool.uw.edu/news/2021/09/m…
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    Sep 16, 2021
    Music streaming services have never seen a phenomenon like #BTS, iSchool Associate Professor Jin Ha Lee (@ElegantLogic) says. Her research argues they could do more to support the group's fanbase. ischool.uw.edu/news/2021/09/m… #BTSARMY
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    Apr 29, 2022
    Congratulations to the iSchool's @amyjko, who has been named to the CHI Academy! It's the top honor in #HCI research. Read all about the iSchool's presence at #CHI2022:
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    iSchool researchers honored for excellence at CHI 2022
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    Mar 26, 2021
    Before she became a renowned children's author, Mrs. Cleary was a 1939 graduate of what was then the UW School of Librarianship. Our professorship in children and youth services is named in her honor.
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    Beloved author Beverly Cleary, '39, passes away
    Beverly Cleary, a 1939 iSchool alum and the beloved author of more than 30 children’s books including “Ramona the Brave” and “The Mouse and th...
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    UW iSchool
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    May 6, 2021
    We are pleased to announce this year's iSchool Distinguished Alumni Award recipient: Naomi Bishop (@BishopNaomi)! The 2010 MLIS alum is an academic librarian and vocal proponent of public health, racial equity and American Indian literature.
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    Naomi Bishop, '10, honored with iSchool Distinguished Alumni Award
    Naomi Bishop is an outspoken voice for American Indian children’s literature. She’s an advocate for public health. She’s a proponent of racial equity...
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    Jul 24, 2021
    We are heartbroken to share the news that our friend and colleague Scott Barker has passed away unexpectedly. Scott was a teaching professor and head of IT at the iSchool, and from 2007 to 2017, served as chair of the Informatics program.
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    Mar 9, 2020
    “I make up numbers for Dewey. That’s really exciting to be the person who does that,” says @violetbfox, '13. As Dewey editor at @OCLC, she works to keep the 144-year-old classification system up with the times: ischool.uw.edu/news/2020/03/i… #CritLib
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    iSchool alumna makes Dewey work for everyone
    As Dewey editor at OCLC, Violet Fox is in a rare position of influence over the classification system that both rules the librarianship world and at times ...
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    Jan 19, 2022
    Congratulations to 3 iSchool faculty recognized as #ACM Fellows! @aninddey, Batya Friedman and @wobbrockjo were honored for their outstanding contributions to computing and information technology.
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    3 iSchool researchers honored for groundbreaking work
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    Jan 21, 2020
    Congratulations to iSchool Assistant Professor @jasoncyip and first-year Ph.D. student @Stefania_druga! A fellowship will fund their research into how to teach kids about #AI. ischool.uw.edu/news/2020/01/r… #edutech
    Researchers win fellowship to study how kids learn about artificial intelligence
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    Jun 1, 2017
    Congratulations Kara Woo, the winner of the Research Award! #iSchoolCapstone
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    Apr 15, 2021
    We were thrilled to have Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd) as our guest earlier this week. Here's our recap and video of her fascinating talk, ICYMI.
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    In iSchool lecture, Tressie McMillan Cottom calls for fresh approach to higher education
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    UW iSchool
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    Jun 3, 2021
    We are thrilled to welcome 6 scholars to the iSchool faculty! Their expertise includes #ArtificialIntelligence, #DataScience, human-computer interaction, digital humanities and more. Let's get to know them.
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    UW iSchool welcomes six new faculty scholars
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    Sep 23, 2019
    Congratulations, Amy! We fully support our colleague and friend. Be sure to read her eloquent blog post.
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    Amy J. Ko 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌮 🐈
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    Sep 23, 2019
    Today I'm coming out publicly as trans. I identify as a woman, my new name is Amy, and I prefer she/her pronouns. I'll be retiring @andyjko and using @amyjko from now on. Read on if you'd like to know more. Thanks for your support! medium.com/bits-and-behav…