AI is Reshaping the World. Builders Wanted

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how the world builds software. But here’s the problem: most people still can’t build anything with it, according to Michel Zam, a teaching faculty member in the School of Information Studies at UWM. It’s not because they lack ideas, he said, but because the tools — and the way …

Interdiciplinary Graduate Students Unite through Art

On April 8th, graduate students from across UWM came together for Art Speaks: A Graduate Symposium Across Disciplines. Nadia Campbell (Art History), Olivia Bouthot (Mathematics), Meg Gourley (Dance), Adela Fazio (Nursing), and Kathryn Milschewski (Library and Information Science) were selected from among 20 applicants …

Dr. Sarah Beth Nelson on How Brave Spaces Support Free Speech and Diversity

School of Information Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Sarah Beth Nelson recently participated in an EveryLibrary Institute webinar series, discussing her recent publication within The Political Librarian: “Land of the Free, Home of the Brave: Maximizing Free Speech in Brave Spaces to Support Diversity.” Co-written with …

SOIS Researchers Publish Resource Guide on Ethical AI and Librarianship

School of Information Studies Assistant Professor Dr. Wan-Chen Lee, along with Doctoral Candidates Juliana Hirt and Manan Luo, created an open, comprehensive guide to navigating the ethical challenges and opportunities of AI in libraries. Supported by the American Library Association …

From Classroom to Community: SOIS Nonprof-IT Featured on CBS 58

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies (SOIS) Nonprof-IT program was recently featured on CBS 58 Sunday Morning. The story highlighted how the program pairs SOIS students with nonprofit organizations to provide valuable technology support, including website development and …

SOIS Faculty-Student Team Earns NMDSI Student Scholars Award

The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s Dr. Xiangming (Simon) Mu, associate professor in the School of Information Studies, and Ph.D. student Manman Luo have been selected as awardees in the Fall 2025 cycle of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) Student …