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Last week for iSchool alumni to fill out our survey - with the chance to win some awesome prizes! Thanks to everyone who has taken the survey so far. Form closes on Sunday 10/6.

The 10th Annual Washington State Zine Contest is now open! Please enjoy this lovely portrait of WSL's very own Tien Triggs who is also the artist behind this year's beautiful poster art. King County Library Seattle Public Library TRL Library washingtoncenterforthebook.org/wszc/

We are hiring! ischool.uw.edu/about/jobs 🟣 Program Manager, Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums & Archives (CALMA) Asst. Professor roles: 🟣 Teaching Track, Library & Information Science 🟣 Teaching Track, Data Science 🟣 Tenure Track, Informatics 🟣 Tenure Track, LIS

Thank you so much to the #UIST2024 community for recognizing our $1 gesture recognizer work from 2007 with the Lasting Impact Award! Very honored and flattered… Andy Wilson, Yang Li HCI & Design at UW UW iSchool Allen School

I’m recruiting Ph.D. students to join the Lab for Computing Cultural Heritage UW iSchool! If you’re interested in working with me and pursuing a Ph.D. at the intersection of AI, LIS, and the digital humanities, you can find more information here: bcglee.com/lcch.html

As the U.S. election nears, UW Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) prof Kate Starbird & her team at @UWCiP are studying how election misinformation spreads online. In a recent article in nature, Starbird goes over the top three types of misleading rumors to look out for: go.nature.com/3YGxAzy

For every $1 in state appropriations, the UW generates over $28 in economic impact in Washington state's economy. That's just one of the ways that the University of Washington is the University for Washington — read on for more here: washington.edu/externalaffair…

Congratulations to Professor @Chirag_Shah!

Supported by a new $2M U.S. National Science Foundation grant, new visualization tools and computer games by Nassim Parvin, PhD of the University of Washington iSchool and colleagues at Georgia Tech and more are helping students learn. Check out this interactive, collaborative project: Georgia Tech Computing ece.gatech.edu/news/2024/10/g…

Ben Lee (Ben Lee) brings a wide array of skills and research interests to his new role as an assistant professor at the iSchool, where he will launch the Lab for Computing Cultural Heritage. ischool.uw.edu/news/2024/10/i…

WebJunction "How do we rebuild trust in authoritative information sources?" is presented by: 🔵 Rachel Moran, @UW_iSchool Center for an Informed Public 🟢 Jamie Collins, Marion County Public Library 🟠 Kristen Calvert, Dallas Public Library 📅 12 Nov. | 3-4 p.m. EST webjunction.org/events/webjunc…

I'm recruiting a PhD student to join my group UW iSchool in 2025-26. If you like the mountains and interdisciplinary research that blends data and culture, this could be a good fit! PhD apps due Dec 2: ischool.uw.edu/programs/phd/a… More info about my group: melaniewalsh.org/mentorship

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Eun Kyoung Choe, Ph.D. ’14, is leading research to make health tracking tools more accessible. She is now an associate professor at UMD College of Information. Congratulations, Dr. Choe! Eun Kyoung Choe #theischoolismyschool ischool.uw.edu/news/2024/11/s…

Interested in learning more about the Ph.D. program at the UW iSchool? Join us for an online info session: 🟣 Tues. 11/12 | 12 - 1 PM PT 🟣 Mon. 11/25 | 12 - 1 PM PT 🟣 Ph.D. applications due 12/2 Sign up at ischool.uw.edu/phd. We hope to connect with you then!

The future of hiring is automated, with applicants using AI to apply for jobs & companies using AI to write postings & screen resumes. But new UW iSchool research found racial & gender bias in how AI ranked resumes. washington.edu/news/2024/10/3…

Empower changemakers like Julius, who used his Informatics education to design tools for mental health and allergen support, advancing equity in health care. Make a gift to support iSchool scholarships: bit.ly/3BceNDl #GivingTuesday #scholarshipschangelives

Grateful for the UW iSchool News piece on our ACM UIST 2024 Lasting Impact Award work on the $1 gesture recognizer. HCI & Design at UW Allen School Andy Wilson Yang Li ischool.uw.edu/news/2024/12/i…

2024 was a big year for the Husky community. Relive some of the best and most interesting moments in this look back by UW News! washington.edu/news/2024/12/1…

We believe students from all economic backgrounds should have the opportunity to attend the UW. Through the Husky Promise, full tuition and standard fees are covered by grant or scholarship support for over 8,000 Washington state students. washington.edu/huskypromise/

Please join our friends at UW iSchool's Center for Advances in Libraries, Museums, and Archives for 2 climate-focused “Data Rescues” events this month! Where: Suzzallo Library Open Scholarship Commons When: Wed 1/15, 12:30-5:30pm & Wed 1/22, 12:30-5:30pm forms.gle/wyp78YtKzrotUK…