Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang has been invited to join the 2026 Computing Research Association (CRA) Emerging Leaders Cohort. The inaugural cohort will be introduced at the 2026 CRA Summit, which will be held from July 21-23 in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The summit is an exclusive, invitation-only gathering of senior leaders from academia, industry, and government who are shaping the future of computing research.

Jones' coauthored book, The Future of Memory: A History of Lossless Format Standards in the Moving Image Archive,  was recognized by the Society of American Archivists for its outstanding published work related to archives preservation.

Dong Wang (Distinguished Research Scholar), Jessie Chin (Advanced Research Scholar), and Emily Maemura (Early Career Scholar) are the first recipients of the iSchool's Research and Scholarship Awards.

"Silencing Stories: Challenges to Diverse Books," originally published by Interim Dean and Professor Emily Knox in 2019, has been selected for the 10th anniversary issue of the International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion. 

Travis L. Wagner is the recipient of the 2026 James M. Cretsos Leadership Award, which recognizes a new ASIS&T member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in professional ASIS&T activities.

The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo as the winner of the 2026 ASIS&T Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. Since 1980, this annual award has honored the unique teaching contributions of exceptional teachers of information science.

The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Kate McDowell will receive the 2026 ASIS&T Research Impact Award sponsored by Rutgers University. 

Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang and students from his Social Sensing and Intelligence Lab will be presenting papers at the ACM Web Conference in Dubai from June 29 to July 3. 

The iSchool Alumni Association (ISAA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual awards.

This year, the American Library Association (ALA) celebrates its 150th anniversary in our backyard at its Chicago headquarters. As the oldest iSchool in the Midwest, our MSLIS program, established 133 years ago, has left an indelible mark on the ALA. Some of our alumni paused to reflect on their time at the iSchool and their tenure as leaders in the ALA.