iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 35 – April 2017)

Posted on April 14, 2017 by iSchool Student Services

The Informatics program application is now open! It’s a new cycle, we have a new Informatics Chair (iSchool Associate Professor Andy Ko), and some new things about the application! You can read more about the Informatics application here: https://ischool.uw.edu/future/informatics/application-materials. We will have several Informatics Program Overviews and Application Workshops to help guide students through the new process. (Check the full list of sessions below.)

We are still accepting applications for our MLIS (May 1 final deadline) and Mid-Career MSIM (June 1 priority deadline) programs as well.

Have questions about your application? Please contact us at iask@uw.edu, and we will get back to you as soon as we can!

Current Students and Alumni

keniSchool PhD student Martez Mott unlocks touch screens for those with motor impairments. Mott is a Ph.D. candidate in the UW’s Information School and an active member of the philanthropy-funded MAD (Mobile + Accessible Design) Lab and the DUB (Design. Use. Build.) Group, where his research centers on making touch screens accessible for people who live with motor impairments, from cerebral palsy to muscular dystrophy to Parkinson’s disease.

SS_BraineMSIM Alum and UW Wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House director Iisaaksiichaa (Ross) Braine interviewed. Braine discusses his journey from his Crow Nation community in Montana, through his undergraduate studies at UW and graduate work at the iSchool, to becoming the director of the Wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House, a longhouse-style center for American Indian and Alaska Native students, faculty, staff and other members of the UW community to gather and share knowledge.

chiapas700MLIS students help shape library for an indigenous community in Mexico. A group of students from the iSchool, with the guidance of Associate Professor Ricardo Gomez, are helping create the first Tseltal language library in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

 

Porter680Informatics student balances school with life with the help of a scholarship. With the help of the Information School Students First Endowed Scholarship, Informatics student James Porter balances his studies in Informatics with fraternity life and his training with the UW Boxing Team, where he just won the NCBA national championship in his weight division.

 

iSchool Faculty in the Media

bs1_700iSchool Assistant Professor Jevin West and Biology Carl Bergstrom receiving wide attention for the iSchool “Calling BS” class. The course has attracted attention from the moment the duo launched their website and announced their syllabus in January. Numerous media outlets have featured the class, which aims to teach students how to define and identify BS and then effectively call it out. Check out our media page for this class, which includes links to our new YouTube playlist for the class as well as various media coverage.

CaptureiSchool MLIS program rises to #2 in US News & World Report. The UW’s Information School jumped from No. 3 to No. 2 in the nation for library and information studies programs, and four subjects within that group landing in the top three: law librarianship at No. 1, services for children and youth at No. 2, and information systems and digital librarianship each landing at No. 3.

kidsteam0217_680Kids inspire Jason Yip’s research into technology and family learning. iSchool Assistant Professor Jason Yip, director of Kids Team UW, works closely with kids and their families to understand how families use technology to learn together.

 

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iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 34 – January/February 2017)

Posted on January 6, 2017 by iSchool Student Services

Major Deadlines are just ahead for our 2017 MSIM and MLIS program admissions!

The Master of Science in Information Management deadline is January 15 at 11:59pm PST, which happens to be the Sunday of the 3-day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day national holiday weekend this year. The iSchool Admissions Team will not be checking email January 14-16, so don’t wait until the last minute to ask your questions, as we won’t be back in the office until Tuesday, January 17!! The Master of Library and Information Science priority deadline is coming up soon as well on February 1 at 11:59pm PST – so make sure to have all of your materials ready for submission!

The admissions policy at the iSchool is that acceptance of late materials is only at the discretion of the Admissions Committees. This includes *all* materials–test scores, to recommendations. It is best to avoid the worries by getting everything in before the deadline. Don’t wait until the last minute!

Have questions about your application? Please contact us at iask@uw.edu, and we will get back to you as soon as we can. It is a very high volume time of year, so response times may be slightly longer than normal.

 

Current Students and Alumni

bourne150iSchool alumna Jill Bourne named Librarian of the Year. Jill Bourne, an iSchool alumna who now directs California’s San Jose Public Library, has been named Library Journal’s 2017 Librarian of the Year. Congratulations, Jill!

 

infosys6_650Informatics student joins two dots, wins iPhone. Sang Ouk Kim, a senior Informatics major, recently won InfoSys ’s nationwide “Join 2 Dots” social media contest, earning an iPhone 7. For the contest, InfoSys asked entrants to connect two dots in a creative way, showing that while artificial intelligence can do almost everything people can, imagination remains the realm of humans.

srijan_bhushanInternships put MSIM students’ training to work. Students in the Information School’s Master of Science in Information Management program put their skills to work over the summer during internships at major companies such as Tesla Motors, IBM, Visa and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

 

iSchool Faculty in the Media

statistical_methods_4-375x324Documents that Changed the World: Sir Ronald Fisher defines ‘statistical significance,’ 1925. Professor Joe Janes’ famous podcast explores the threshold for “statistical significance” — and the man who, in a “surprisingly offhand manner,” set that mark for ages afterward at 5 percent, no more no less.

585942d21800001c00e43a86Slowing The Spread Of Viral Misinformation: Can Crowdsourcing Help? iSchool Assistant Professor Emma Spiro and Assistant Professor Kate Starbird from HCDE explore if it is possible to detect fake news and other misinformation spreading through social media, and if so, what social medial platforms can or should do about it.

blabob-15 from iSchool nominated for UW teaching awards. Five Information School instructors are among the nominees for University of Washington teaching awards. Lecturers Bob Larson and Joel Smith and Assistant Professor Jason Yip were nominated for Distinguished Teaching Awards, which are open to faculty, lecturers and instructors at the UW Seattle campus. Ph.D. candidates Ivette Bayo Urban and Beth Patin were nominated for Excellence in Teaching Awards, which are open to graduate teaching assistants and graduate instructors.

 

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iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 33 – September/October 2016)

Posted on October 5, 2016 by iSchool Student Services

The applications for the Autumn 2017 cohorts of the MSIM, MLIS and PhD in Information Science are open! We have a full set of information sessions, campus visits and online resources for these and our undergraduate Informatics program happening over the fall. See the last section of this newsletter for dates, times and places.

Want more information about our graduate programs? Attend iSchool Preview Day on Saturday, November 5 from 1-4:30pm here on the UW Seattle campus! The session will provide an important overview of our MLIS, MSIM and PhD in Information Science programs, admissions policies, and sample MLIS and MSIM classes.

Current Students and Alumni

sarah-carnesWhen disaster strikes, MLIS student Sarah Carnes has resources ready. She is a third-year Master of Library and Information Science online student Sarah Carnes just spent the summer at the National Library of Medicine creating a visual reference and research guide of public resources available for libraries doing disaster planning.

 

shaunkane2Distinguished Alumnus Shaun Kane’s career took a surprising turn. Shaun Kane didn’t expect to devote his career to studying accessible technology for people with disabilities.   “I’m a person with a disability who works in technology and disability,” he said. “I have to say that I never expected that I would be doing that. If you asked me as a teenager whether I would ever be working in this area, I would have said ‘no way.’”

schmitziSchool to move to a single, central location in 2018. For two decades, the Information School has been on what Dean Harry Bruce calls a “space odyssey.” The end of that journey is finally in sight. The iSchool recently announced it will move to a single, prime location on the University of Washington campus: Schmitz Hall, located just across from Red Square and the Henry Art Gallery at the corner of Campus Parkway and 15th Avenue Northeast.

iSchool Faculty in the Media

636050541231859905-gty-169117067-56016573iSchool faculty Dave Stearns in USA Today on cash vs. mobile payments. iSchool Senior Lecturer Dave Stearns writes in USA Today about the persistence of cash despite the evolution of digital currency and payment systems.

 

 

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iSchools and the Evolution of the Information Movement. iSchool Founder and Dean Emeritus Michael Eisenberg is profiled in Syracuse University’s alumni magazine, for his work at University of Washington and in building the iSchool Movement. “Under Eisenberg’s leadership, what started as the Graduate School of Library and Information Science leapt into the Internet age, embraced technology, and stressed collaboration with the computer science and engineering departments. Following in the footsteps of Eisenberg’s alma mater, the UW school became an iSchool.”

 

nweber225-1Data curation expert Nic Weber joins iSchool Faculty. New iSchool Assitant Professor Nic Weber doesn’t have all the answers. But he certainly has the tools to help find the answers to some big, important questions.

 

 

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iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 32 – July/August 2016)

Posted on July 20, 2016 by iSchool Student Services

Are you ready? The application for the Autumn 2017 cohorts of the MSIM, MLIS and PhD in Information Science programs officially opens on September 1, 2016! (Note: please do not start filling out an online application for Autumn 2017 admissions for these programs before September 1, 2016 as the questions will likely change by then.)

We are still accepting applications for the Autumn 2016 cohort of the Mid-Career MSIM program until August 15, 2016. More information here.

Want more information about our graduate programs? Attend our Graduate Degrees Online Information Session on Thursday, August 25th from 2:30-4pm, PST! The session will provide important information about our MLIS, MSIM and PhD in Information Science programs. A recording will be available afterwards for those unable to attend.

Current Students and Alumni

Capstone2016-Winners-1_crop2016 iSchool Capstone Winners Announced! Find out about the final projects that stole the show (and the runner ups) for the 2016 iSchool Capstone. Awards were granted for Social Impact, Commercial Potential, Research, Service, Diversity, Innovation, and “Best in Class” for our graduating MSIM, MLIS and Informatics students.

Sarah Reis72dpiMLIS student Sarah Reis wins 2016 Borgeson award in law librarianship. MLIS law student Sarah Reis has earned the 2016 Earl Borgeson Research Award in Law Librarianship for her paper, “Deconstructing the Durham Statement: The Persistence of Print Prestige During the Age of Open Access.” Congratulations, Sarah!

lorri-monPh.D. alumna becomes director of Florida State iSchool. Lorri Mon, who earned her Ph.D. at the University of Washington Information School in 2006, recently became director of Florida State University’s School of Information. Congratulations Dr. Mon!

 

iSchool Faculty in the Media

jinha-featured-2MLIS Chair Jin Ha Lee on Pokémon Go: How to stay safe and play to win. Assistant Professor Jin Ha Lee leads the GAMER research group at the University of Washington Information School and is an avid player of augmented reality games, including the recent phenomenon of Pokémon Go. Read her interview about how to enjoy the game, how to stay safe, and how to play to win (video included).

NativeGirlsTechiSchool faculty, students help expose Native girls to tech. “If you look at how many indigenous women are in the field, it is minuscule and invariably unwelcoming,” says iSchool Assistant Professor Negin Dahya, a specialist in digital youth. She is helping coordinate a new iSchool partnership with the Na’ah Illahee Fund, a local community-based organization that is working hard to link indigenous girls to 21st-century tech skills through its group Native Girls Code.

SusanHildreth300Susan Hildreth to join iSchool faculty as professor of practice. Former Seattle Public Library director and Institute of Museum and Library Services director Susan Hildreth joins the iSchool as our first Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, focusing on the future of Public Libraries. Welcome, Susan!

 

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iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 31 – May/June 2016)

Posted on May 23, 2016 by iSchool Student Services

The 2016 iSchool Capstone event is this Thursday! Capstone showcases the breadth of skills and expertise students develop in the Informatics, MLIS and MSIM programs and allows them to demonstrate how they have been using information as a tool for transformation in their personal, academic and professional lives. Come see our students present their final projects this Thursday, May 26 from 6-9pm in the UW Husky Union Building Ballroom.

Current Students and Alumni

teamtrekInformatics students up for the challenge of making new Rainier reservation system. Four iSchool Informatics students are at work on a replacement system after a fierce storm hit Mt. Rainier in early March, causing a power outage that crashed the park’s servers and fried the old reservation system.

mudslideMLIS students help preserve history of Oso mudslide. Three Master of Library and Information Science students are helping set out guidelines for acquiring and managing the hundreds of digital artifacts gathered by the historical society about the Oso mudslide.

 

gamerimageMSIM students study diversity representation in video games. Four MSIM students focus their Capstone efforts on removing the barriers to researching diversity in gaming and interactive media, particularly how representation of diverse populations in gaming has changed over time.

iSchool Faculty in the Media

refugeeperspective_1459214254889_1228690_ver1.0Professor Fisher on the Syrian refugee crisis. iSchool Professor Karen Fisher talks to KING 5 News about her work in Syrian refugee camps, and using mobile libraries to help children displaced by the Syrian crisis.

wobbrock-2Associate Professor Wobbrock on Innovation. iSchool Associate Professor Jacob Wobbrock writes about how some innovation is clearly better than other innovation—and how not all innovations are created equal, in Real Clear Technology.

 

 

You-have-strings-attached-to-the-wall-power-socketAssociate Professor Gomez on Connectivity Pushback. Constant online connectivity has its problems. iSchool Associate Professor Ricardo Gomez discusses pushback and unplugging, and how his study about visual images of pushback reveal our relationships to technology.

 

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iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 30 – March/April 2016)

Posted on March 15, 2016 by iSchool Student Services

The Informatics application opens April 15! Informatics applicants: remember that you can have your prerequisites in progress while you apply—as long as they’re complete by the end of spring quarter. Also, if you are missing a prerequisite other than CSE 142, it is better to go ahead and apply rather than wait for the next cycle, as we sometimes admit strong students even if they haven’t completed all the prerequisites. And remember: you can’t be admitted unless you actually apply! More information here.

Current Students and Alumni

WINFO Hackathon 14th Annual WINFO Hackathon doubles participation, adds new awards. Designed to empower young women leaders in technical fields, the 12-hour Women in Informatics (WINFO) Hackathon provides a fun and interactive environment in which to explore computing with fellow students and create applications to solve information challenges.

Fairs-2_650Students tackle real-world problems in Informatics projects. Students in the Information School’s Intellectual Foundations of Informatics (INFO 200) and Client-side Web Development (INFO 343) courses showed their final projects in a pair of open houses on Dec. 9 and 10.

NicolaAndrews1MLIS student selected for Career Enhancement Program. Nicola Andrews, second-year online MLIS student, ALA Spectrum Scholar and IFLA IMLS Library Fellow, was selected by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) for their 2016 Career Enhancement Program. Congratulations, Nicola!

 

iSchool Faculty in the Media

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David Levy addresses digital overload in ‘Mindful Tech.’ iSchool Professor
David Levy talks about his new book, “Mindful Tech,” focused on finding “contemplative balance” — how to use our digital devices and apps to their best advantage and to ours.

 


fisher1iSchool professor, refugee youths work to aid others through technology. iSchool Professor Karen Fisher talks about her work with immigrant and refugee youth using information and technology to improve lives at the Za’atari Refugee Camp, just across the border from Syria in Jordan.

 


Campus-_62015-1675-of-1634-750x500 (1)iSchool increases UW focus on Indigenous Knowledge. The iSchool hiring two faculty members focused on Native North American Indigenous knowledge systems, moving to establish Indigenous knowledge and information systems as a key area of study in the school.

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iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 29 – January/February 2016)

Posted on January 8, 2016 by iSchool Student Services

The MLIS and Full-Time MSIM application deadlines are coming up very soon! Full-Time MSIM applicants: remember to get all of your application materials in by January 15, 2016, 11:59 PST. For applicants to the Residential and Online MLIS program, the deadline is February 1, 2016 11:59 PST.

Please remember that review of late applications or materials (including test scores and recommendations) is only at the discretion of the admissions committee. So be sure to get everything in before the deadline!

Current Students and Alumni

evanInformatics Alum builds voice-controlled smart mirror. Evan Cohen, an Informatics graduate from a 2014, posted a video this past November titled “Mirror of the future” showing a “smart mirror” he built in 20 hours.  He currently has nearly 10,000 “likes” on his post, 1.4 million views, and more than 16,000 shares. You can check it out on Tech Insider’s Facebook page, linked above.

dylanMLIS Alum preserves decades of music history at KEXP. Pressing play on his iSchool education, KEXP librarian Dylan Flesch, ’08, ’14, is combining his love for music and information science to preserve decades of Seattle sound history.

 

 

cokerMLIS alum’s passion and advocacy make a difference in the classroom. Steve Coker’s (MLIS ’06) drive to help schools level the playing field led him to begin advocating for libraries and information technology in Olympia.

iSchool Faculty in the Media

KDavisiSchool’s Katie Davis recognized as 2015 Rising Star. The Association for Psychological Science (APS) named University of Washington Assistant Professor Katie Davis to their distinguished ‘Rising Star’ list of outstanding international psychological scientists.

 

datalabiSchool Assistant Professor Joshua Blumenstock’s work with mobile phone data and poverty in developing countries making waves in the press.  Blumestock’s Science Magazine article, “Predicting poverty and wealth from mobile phone metadata” is garnering attention and interviews in the media:

black-voronoi-insets_cropiSchool’s DataLab works to bridge a knowledge gap for researchers. For scholars working in interdisciplinary fields, it can be daunting to navigate literature outside their areas of expertise. The iSchool’s DataLab has partnered with JSTOR, a nonprofit digital library, to help close a gap in the understanding of scholarly work.

 

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iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 28 – November/December 2015)

Posted on October 30, 2015 by iSchool Student Services

The PhD in Information Science application deadline is upon us! PhD applicants: remember to get all of your application materials in by December 1, 2015, 11:59 PST!

Interested in pursuing graduate studies at the UW iSchool? We visit several recruiting fairs this next month in California and Washington, as well as hosting multiple in-person and and web information sessions through December. See below!

Current Students and Alumni

Stephen RamirezInformatics alum demonstrates the Husky Promise. Informatics graduate (and former student leader) Stephen Ramirez tells his story as a first-generation college student and recipient of the Husky Promise scholarship, and how it led him to the iSchool’s Informatics program and his current job as an application developer at Starbucks.

YaredInformatics alum Yared Ayele helps transform education in Ethiopia. Ayele is working as country director of Camara Education Ethiopia, a nongovernmental organization, to transform education through Information Communication Technology.

Library of Congress AlumsMLIS alums play key roles at Library of Congress. “When we started sharing materials online, it transformed the opportunities of our library users and changed the way the Library of Congress is oriented,” says Cole, one of a number of iSchool alumni in leadership positions who have helped guide the institution in the electronic era.

 

iSchool in the Media

metoyeriSchool Associate Professor Emerita Cheryl Metoyer edits a special edition of Cataloging & Classification Quarterly on Indigenous Knowledge Organization with co-editor Ann M. Doyle. The articles share “the inherent beauty in how and why Indigenous people express and fulfill their desire to learn, preserve, organize, and share knowledge.”

Nobel_will_intro-231x300iSchool Professor Joe Janes discusses the thrice-written will of Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prizes for peace, chemistry, literature, physics and medicine, in his most recent “Documents That Changed the World” podcast.

 
 
AfMoney-MazareSharif-MISC-Jan-0061-2iSchool Assistant Professor Joshua Blumenstock on expanding access to mobile technologies among the people of Afghanistan. “It’s important to understand the day-to-day problems faced by people struggling to get by…As much as we can, we sit down and have tea with ordinary Afghans, to get a sense for what possible solutions might look like.”

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iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 27 – September/October 2015)

Posted on September 3, 2015 by iSchool Student Services

Current Students and Alumni

AndreaGoughLibrarian’s Choice. Andrea Gough, an MLIS 2010 alumna, is now the Reader Services Librarian at the Central Library downtown. She was recently a guest on KING 5’s news magazine show to talk about her top picks from Amazon’s 100 books to Read in a Lifetime list.

datascienceUW students put data science skills to use for social good. Data scientists at the University of Washington’s eScience Institute, including students from the UW Information School, harness their expertise to launche the UW’s Data Science for Social Good program, an initiative that pairs data scientists with students and local nonprofit and government partners.

aliceyanInformatics students find welcoming workplaces for summer internships. Take a look at how some students in the iSchool’s undergraduate program in Informatics are spending their summer.

 

iSchool and UW in the Media

minecraft-katieUsing Minecraft to teach coding to kids: KUOW interviews iSchool faculty member Katie Davis. “I started to hear from parents that their kids are playing so much Minecraft,” Davis says. “On the one hand, it seems like they’re spending so much time on it and tune everything else out. On the other hand, they seem to be learning things.”

CharlesRichter257iSchool Professor Joe Janes discusses Charles Richter, inventor of the Richter Scale for measuring the movement of the earth, in his most recent “Documents That Changed the World” podcast.

 

UW-washington-rankingUW remains No. 7 in Washington Monthly ranking; named ‘best bang for the buck’ among universities in the west. For the second consecutive year, the University of Washington held the No. 7 spot in the nation in Washington Monthly’s annual College Guide, which rates universities on students’ social mobility, civic engagement and research. Go Huskies!

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iPerspective: Bridging the Gap (Issue 26 – July/August 2015)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by iSchool Student Services

Current Students and Alumni

braineMSIM Alum Ross Braine wins the 2015 Distinguished Staff Award for his work with the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House at UW. Congratulations Ross!

 
 
 

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Informatics Student takes the stage…and the startup! Informatics student and Startup CTO Bryan Gula stars as Danny Zuko in a production of ‘Grease’ at Seattle’s famous 5th Avenue Theatre.
 
 
 
 

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The iSchool Capstone 2015 was a rousing success! Projects from the Informatics, Master of Library and Information Science, and Master of Science in Information Management programs vied for not only prize money but also the audience choice awards.

iSchool faculty and Research in the media

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iSchool Associate Professor Jake Wobbrock interviewed in the New York Times. Our own Jake Wobbrock talks about founding AnswerDash, the culture of his company, and how to lead with both strengths and weaknesses.
 
 
 

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Joe Janes discusses Ussher’s Annals of the World. iSchool Professor Joe Janes discusses Irish Scholar James Ussher’s Annals of the World (1650) and Ussher’s speculated date of creation in his famous “Documents that Changed the World” podcast.
 
 
 

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New MLIS Chair and Assistant Professor Jin Ha Lee turns a scholarly eye to fun. Jin Ha is “an avid gamer and pop culture wonk who believes the way we play tells a lot about us as a society.”

 

datalabThe DataLab is the nexus for research on Data Science and Analytics. Learn more about how it’s using data for the social good! 

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