information science
Updates from our all-star faculty of professors, researchers, producers and innovators for fall 2021.
It’s inevitable that at some point we must all “get our affairs in order,” and when we do, there are checklists, policies and professionals to help create everything from wills and trusts to advance directives. But a key element—guidance surrounding technology and end-of-life planning—is missing. Assistant Professor Jed Brubaker will work to close this gap through a five-year research project supported by a prestigious NSF CAREER grant.
From undergraduates to doctoral candidates, the college equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to produce, gather, archive, curate, analyze and evaluate the flood of information, messages, data, images, sounds and ideas that populate our complex and rapidly evolving global media landscape. Check out the newest edition of our award-winning magazine.- Featuring PhD candidate Shamika Klassen (Information Science) and Casey Fiesler (Information Science)
- Featuring Casey Fiesler (Information Science)
The machine-learning systems that help your phone recommend music, movies, news and more can be biased in ways that leave out artists from underrepresented groups or foster polarization. Professor Robin Burke is working to change that.- Featuring Robin Burke (Information Science)
Fifty-five years after a Black postal worker produced the inaugural issue of “The Green Book” to help African Americans navigate a racist society, Black Twitter is playing a similar and even broader role, suggests a new 91PORN study.
Faculty, students, and researchers affiliated with the Department of Information Science at 91PORN will be presenting work at the CSCW 2021 conference, the premier venue for research on computer-supported cooperative work and social- Featuring Casey Fiesler (Information Science)