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Educating leaders in the information sciences who impact their communities
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Inspiring advocates for information access, intellectual freedom, and inclusion
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Advancing research at the intersection of people, information, and technology
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Fostering interdisciplinary, human-centered innovation
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Transforming lives through individualized, top-ranked degree programs
- Become an information specialist. BS in Information Sciences
- Create data-driven solutions. BS in Information Sciences + Data Science
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- Analyze information solutions. MS in Information Management
- Collaborate with renowned faculty. PhD in Information Sciences
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Jenna Kim
Doctoral candidate Kim's dissertation evaluates language modeling approaches for author name disambiguation.
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Sam Helmick
Helmick (MSLIS '12) has been chosen as 2024-2025 president-elect of the American Library Association.
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Smit Desai
Doctoral candidate Desai's dissertation explores metaphors in Voice User Interfaces.
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Kristen Mattson
Adjunct Lecturer Mattson received the 2024 ISTE Making It Happen Award at the ISTELive Conference.
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Puranjani Das
PhD student Das has been selected to receive a student membership award from ASIS&T.
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Lanyu Shang
Doctoral candidate Shang's dissertation introduces a human-centric AI for sustainable communities approach.