Ramesh Srinivasan: Materializing AI and its Political Implications
Author of “Beyond the Valley” comments on DeepSeek’s toppling of AI giants; the dangers of misinformation with close ties between […]
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Thuy Vo Dang Honored with UCLA Research Awards
Scholar of the Vietnamese diaspora and community archives receives Society of Hellman Fellows Award and social impact grant from the UCLA Center […]
UCLA Information Studies Professors Win Mellon Foundation Grant
Thuy Vo Dang, Tonia Sutherland, and Michelle Caswell lead collaborative to support paid internships at community archives. UCLA IS professors […]
Seul Lee to Present Research at ALISE Conference
UCLA IS doctoral candidate will speak on her work on bias in AI algorithms and interfaces. Seul Lee, a doctoral […]
SMASH Project: Marc Berkman Shares Findings with Congress, LAUSD on the Harms of Social Media
Organization for Social Media Safety CEO and member of UCLA research team testifies to move legislation on accountability for social media platforms; outlines benefits of banning smartphones during the school day.
Brenda Linares: New Roads in Health Science Librarianship
Associate dean of library services at the University of Missouri-Kansas City oversees UMKC’s Miller Nichols Library and Health Sciences Library.
Ramesh Srinivasan Explores “Utopias”
UCLA professor of information studies and design media arts launches podcast, examining what it means to be human in a data-saturated world.
Cindy Mediavilla and Kelsey Knox Publish “The Women Who Made Early Disneyland”
UCLA alumnae and information professionals expand the conversation on women’s contributions to the park’s design, entertainment, and visitor experience.
Michelle Caswell Appointed Inaugural Special Advisor to EVC and Provost Darnell Hunt
Founder and co-director of the Community Archives Lab in the UCLA Department of Information Studies will share expertise in community-engaged scholarship.
Stanley Griffin to Deliver 2024 Kenneth Karmiole Lecture in Archival Studies
Professor of humanities and education at the University of the West Indies to speak on the Caribbean’s regional and insular dynamics through the lens of “island records.”
Information Studies Scholar Miriam Posner is part of team awarded Mozilla Foundation Grant
Responsible Computing Challenge funds efforts to reimagine how computer science is taught
Tonia Sutherland: New Book Explores “Resurrecting the Black Body” and its Afterlife Legacies
While earning her MLIS at the University of Pittsburgh, Tonia Sutherland was assailed by the media images and footage of […]
Michelle Caswell and Anna Robinson-Sweet Win 2023 ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition
Research on community-led recordkeeping projects is recognized by the Association for Library and Information Science Education.
Convocation Heralds New UCLA Ed&IS Academic Year
Wasserman Dean Christina Christie and keynote by Penn State’s Omi Salas Santa-Cruz welcome students, faculty, and staff back to campus.
UCLA Ed&IS Minor in Information and Media Literacy Provides Critical Tools for the Digital Age
Partnership between the UCLA Departments of Education and Information Studies enhances students’ understanding of information and media for all undergrads across campus.
Diane Mizrachi Honored as 2023 LISAA Alumna of the Year
UCLA Librarian for Jewish and Israel Studies and Social Sciences involved in pioneering work on repatriating Nazi-looted books to their countries of origin.
Cindy Nguyen Joins the UCLA Department of Information Studies
Historian of Vietnam and Southeast Asia and digital humanities scholar will provide perspectives on empire and information.
Noopur Raval Joins the UCLA Department of Information Studies
New assistant professor of information studies brings expertise in global AI development and information systems in postcolonial contexts to UCLA.
UCLA Ed&IS Commencement: Celebrating with Hope, Commitment to Change
Wasserman Dean Christina Christie and student speakers honor the Class of 2023 with messages of congratulations and encouragement.
Johanna Drucker Elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society
UCLA’s retiring Breslauer Professor of Bibliographical Studies serves on the Council of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences; chairs the Advisory Committee for the organization’s Humanities, Arts, and Cultures program.
Thuy Vo Dang Honored by the Society for Public Health Education
Scholar of oral history, Southeast Asian diaspora, and community archives recognized for co-authored paper on archiving COVID-19 experience of AAPI communities.
The SMASH Project: UCLA Ed&IS Combine Departmental Expertise to Study Hate Speech
The SEIS interdisciplinary partnership collaborates with the Organization for Social Media Safety, as part of UCLA’s campus-wide Initiative to Study Hate.
Jesse Erickson: Time Traveling Scholar Reveals the Hidden Histories of Books
The Morgan Library’s Astor Curator of Printed Books & Bindings will present the 15th Annual Breslauer Lecture on Apr. 6
Ramesh Srinivasan Supports New Legislation Holding Online Platforms Responsible for Misuse
Led by Sen. Mark R. Warner, reforms to Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act were reintroduced in Congress on Feb. 28.