University of Washington Information School

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One of the world's top schools in information science. Offering degrees in Informatics, Library and Information Science (MLIS), Information Management (MSIM), and Museology, and doctorates in information science. Seattle, WA. https://ischool.uw.edu/

Mary Gates Hall.

Michelle H. Martin, Karen Fisher and Jennifer Siembor.

The GovScape search tool shows a grid of redacted documents with significant passages blacked out. The project is led by Benjamin Charles Germain Lee, UW Information School assistant professor. Photo: University of Washington.

Finkley and Li at the FAccT conference.

Banner graphic image reads, “Documents That Changed the World: America @ 250.” In the background are images from the Green Book, the “We can do it” poster that is often associated with Rosie the Riveter, the Voyager 'Golden Records,' sent to outer space, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Star-Spangled Banner, and the Declaration of Independence.

Chirag Shah, Professor at the University of Washington Information School, holds up a copy of his book, “Agent Nation: How Autonomous AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Society-and What We Can Do About It.”

Conrrado Saldivar smiling and wearing a t-shirt featuring open books that says “Let Freedom Read.”

Dubs, the University of Washington Husky Mascot, wears a heart headband and sniffs a red rose.

"Our faculty and staff make the school work every day, our students are the reason we are here, and our alumni are the engine who make this more than just a place where you earn a degree to help you land a job,” - Anind K. Dey, Ph.D., Professor and Dean. University of Washington Information School.

An Information School graduate and their family outside the Alaska Airlines Arena at the University of Washington.

Image of student Neha Venkatesh presenting project, “Aesthetic Ideals in Indian Classical Dance: An Analysis of Bharatanatyam Through an Anatomical Perspective,” at the performance session of the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Photo of John Adler at his desk with laptops and maps.

Google for Education Higher Ed Faculty AI Fellowship blue and white graphic.

Goldwater Scholar Lorenzo McCleese. Photo by Jayden Becles.

Image of MSIM student Elisheba Choppala featured in front of a backdrop of Drumheller Fountain on the UW Seattle campus with a transparent purple overlay.

Diego Licea, pictured wearing a checkered button-down shirt. Polaroid-style cutout over a photo of the Suzzallo Library reading room interior with a purple tint. Text reads, University of Washington Information School. Diego Licea, Informatics student.

Jennifer Sheffield, pictured wearing glasses and an "Ask a Librarian" sweatshirt. Polaroid-style cutout over a photo of the Suzzallo Library reading room interior with a purple tint. Text reads, University of Washington Information School. Jennifer Sheffield, MLIS student.

Thank you for supporting the UW Information School this Husky Giving Day! Photo of UW campus and cherry blossom trees in vibrant pink. Faculty excellence, powered by you.

Husky Giving Day: Faculty excellence, powered by you.
“The challenge is not whether students will engage with AI. It is whether we are teaching them how to engage with it responsibly. If we want to reach more students, we need the infrastructure to make online learning truly strong.” - Belén Saldías, Information School Assistant Professor.

Husky Giving Day: Faculty excellence, powered by you.
Purple gradient graphic quote image. “Teaching and research work together to help students understand AI and shape it in meaningful ways.” - Ben Lee, Information School Assistant Professor. University of Washington Information School.

A vertical video featuring some elements of a day in the life of Professor Michelle H. Martin, the University of Washington Information School's Beverly Cleary Professor of Children's and Youth Literature. Martin walks her dog, meets with a student, and teaches online in the video, answering questions about mentorship and her teaching philosophy.

University of Washington Information School Ph.D. student Kyra Wilson.

Quote post with a photo of Adam Moore wearing a white button-down shirt and brown blazer, sitting on a bench at the University of Washington's Seattle campus. The quote reads, "Defending moral and legal claims to intellectual property, privacy, and personality will allow us to face this future and resist many of the worst tendencies of human nature.” Adam Moore, Information School Professor.

Purple, yellow and pink graphic. Faculty excellence, powered by you. University of Washington Information School. Husky Giving Day, 4.23.26.

Chi '26. Colorful mosaic-style conference poster image with an outline of the Barcelona skyline. Text reads, Barcelona, Spain. 13-17 April, 2026.

Beverly Cleary, seated on a floral armchair.

Chirag Shah and Ryen White welcome people to the conference.

Bronze "W" statue with sunshine streaming through it on a sunny day at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Ph.D. Bowling Community Event. Graduate students and prospective students hold bowling balls under a purple-tinted neon light and smile in a group photo at a bowling alley.

“I think it's important if you want to go into academia, to definitely be a TA. It's been such an amazing learning process for me, and for my personal and academic development.”
-Tessa Rose Campbell, Ph.D. candidate
iSchool Pre-Doctoral Lectureship Award ’26

We need to understand economic inequality from children’s perspectives. Screenshot of article - full text available in the link.

A panel at a formal gathering. Onstage are Paul Rucker, Anind Dey, Frank Hodge, Nancy Albritton and Tamara Lawson. A screen says "UW Deans Panel" with a purple University of Washington-branded image.

UW Information School Professor Jevin West and University of Washington Biology Professor Carl Bergstrom.

Illustration that says, "Black Information Futures Symposium" in black and white.

A photo of Mary Gates Hall’s interior, with wooden arches and study spaces visible, and a purple flag on the left. Text reads, “2026 alumni impact awards. Call for nominations: Distinguished Alumni Award and Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award.” The University of Washington Information School 25th anniversary circular seal is shown at right in purple.

The large bronze "W" statue at the north end of the University of Washington campus in Seattle, pictured on a sunny summer day. A King County metro bus passes by on the right side.

Johnny (Yeonhee) Cho Information School Ph.D. candidate and predoctoral instructor at the University of Washington Information School. Purple, gold and lavender graphic image.

Event photo of a man touching a green digital screen. Text reads, "January 26, 2026 @7pm Seattle.
ONLINE: Being Human in the Age of AI.

January 28, 2026 @12pm Pullman.
HYBRID: Being Human in the Age of AI.

February 28, 2026 @11am Mountlake Terrace.
IN PERSON: Being Human in the Age of AI.

March 9, 2026 @11am Des Moines.
ONLINE: Being Human in the Age of AI"

A banner with a photo of the University of Washington Men's Basketball team playing before a packed stadium on the left and on the right, in gold font on a purple basketball background, "W: Big 10."

Group photo of informatics intensive capstone group presenting their final project in class. Group features Munir Emam, Jacqueline Flynn, Charlotte Liu, and Ellie Wu in front of the class projector.

Event listing. Black and Purple text on lavender background. Text reads, "Upcoming Talks: Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen. Speaker: Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin.
Date: January 23, 2026.

In this talk, Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin will discuss their recent book and edited volume, Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen, published by Duke University Press in May 2025. New and emerging technologies, especially ones that infiltrate intimate spaces, relations, homes, and bodies, are often referred to as creepy in media and political discourses. The book introduces a feminist theory of creep that they substantiate through critical engagement with smart homes, smart dust, smart desires, and smart forests toward dreams of feminist futures. Contributing authors further illuminate what is otherwise obscured, assumed, or dismissed in characterizations of technology as creepy or creeping. Considering diverse technologies such as border surveillance and China’s credit system to sexcams and home assistants, the volume’s essays and artworks demonstrate that the potentials and pitfalls of artificial intelligence and digital and robotic technologies cannot be assessed through binaries of seeing/being seen, privacy/surveillance, or harmful/useful."

Professor Michelle H. Martin, wearing a colorful floral jacket, sits with Beverly Cleary, UW '39 alum, who sits in a cozy looking armchair with her books and papers around her. Both are wearing glasses and smiling.

The University of Washington campus, facing south on a January day. A seagull flies overhead and students with backpacks walk to classes next to the UW Information School.

Cameron Cramer, pictured wearing a gray suit and blue patterned tie and smiling.

Lavender graphic with white outline and dark purple text. UW CALMA and the University of Washington Information School logos.

Screenshot of research article in Science titled "Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization." Full text available at https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adu5584.

Careers in Law Librarianship, with a description of law librarianship as a field and suggested courses at the University of Washington Information School. Full text available at https://ischool.uw.edu/programs/mlis/law-librarianship/careers-mlis-law.

William H. Gates Hall in fall, University of Washington, Seattle campus, shown in November with deep red autumn leaves. Photo by Katherine B. Turner.

Graphic featuring iSchool Assistant Professor Sandy Littletree and Professor Carole Palmer on the right hand side. The left side has a Husky Purple gradient with their names and text reading, “$1.5 million grant supports Indigenous data stewardship.”