Day in the life of a UWM information science and technology student – meet Shamim Pourdashti
Shamim Pourdashti is a UWM senior majoring in information science and technology and pursuing a minor in computer science.
“Fighting and Framing Fake News” – New Chapter by Drs. Maria Haigh & Tom Haigh in The SAGE Handbook of Propaganda
Dr. Maria Haigh, Associate Professor, UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies and Dr. Thomas Haigh, Professor, UW-Milwaukee Department of History have co-authored a chapter, “Fighting and Framing Fake News” (Chapter 19) in the recently published collection on propaganda: The SAGE Handbook… Read More
SOIS Student Jessica Rardin Receives Tyler Smith Internship
Jessica Rardin, a graduate student in the UWM School of Information Studies (SOIS), has been named the Tyler S. Smith Intern at the UWM Libraries. Funded by SOIS and the UWM Libraries, the internship honors the memory of Tyler Smith,… Read More
Call for Virtual Research Day Proposals
Submit your research projects, research papers, software applications, or research proposals for the SOIS Virtual Research Day! SOIS undergraduate and graduate students are invited to showcase their work by participating in the SOIS Student Virtual Research Day. Proposals should be… Read More
American Libraries Magazine: Is My Library Liable for Fake News? by Tomas A. Lipinski
Libraries across the country are busy preparing for the 2020 election. The special report “Democracy in Action” in our November/December issue offers strategies and resources for advocacy, civil discourse, and media literacy. In his debut as columnist, Tomas A. Lipinski weighs… Read More
Congratulations SOIS Fall 2019 Graduates
On Friday, December 13, 2019, UWM’s School of Information Studies held its recognition ceremony for the Class of 2019. Family and friends joined the graduates in the UW-Milwaukee Student Union Ballroom to celebrate their accomplishments and cheer them on as… Read More
Fall 2019 Nonprof-IT Showcase
On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, the School of Information Studies held the Fall 2019 Nonprof-IT Showcase. The showcase highlighted the great work completed during the Fall Semester by the 38 students in the Nonprof-IT program. The students presented their final… Read More
Mom Needs A Dinosaur by Kent & Erin Barnard
Kent Barnard (MLIS 2011) and Erin Kant Barnard (MLIS 2011) have recently published their first picture book, Mom Needs a Dinosaur! (Seabear Press, 2019). They began working on the book together after graduation in 2011. Kent had become the Director… Read More
Sarah Lawton Named 2020 SOIS Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD Award)
The UWM Alumni Association is pleased to announce its 2020 Alumni Award winners. The 22 alumni recipients and two corporate partners were chosen for awards based on their outstanding professional achievements, civic involvement and partnerships with the university. Among the… Read More
Technology Initiatives Social
On October 23, 2019, Dr. Maria Haigh and members of the SOIS Social Science of Information Research Group presented at the UWM Technology Initiatives Social. This event, sponsored by the UWM Digital Humanities Lab Advisory Board and the Office of… Read More