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
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
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
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
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
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
The School of Information Studies INFOMANIACS had an excellent showing at the 2019 Panther Prowl on October 12th. The energetic INFOMANIACS joined more than 1,700 participants and volunteers for the annual 5K run/walk on UWM’s campus and the beautiful east… Read More
Fake news. It’s a label that’s tossed about on a daily basis. Fake news can be used as a way of questioning legitimate reporting when the facts don’t align with someone’s political position. President Trump does so regularly. Or it can… Read More
A UWM information technology program gave junior Breyley Stephenson an unexpected outlet to give back to a charity that meant so much to the student and his family. Four days after he was born in 1998, Stephenson needed surgery at… Read More
A UWM lab where students learn cutting-edge technology like artificial intelligence, blockchain and cryptocurrency also has the capacity to fill an important need in southeastern Wisconsin. The Disruptive Technologies Lab can help get students ready to fill jobs or become the future… Read More