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NISO’s Draft Accessibility Remediation Metadata (ARM) Standard is open for public comment through November 9 on the project webpage ▶️ bit.ly/4xEIMuP Additional feedback will help ensure that ARM meets a broad range of needs, which in turn will support wider adoption.
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#iSchoolUI Professor Catherine Blake has been selected for the 2026 cohort of the U. of I. Faculty Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, which supports faculty innovators in realizing the commercial and/or social impact of their research & scholarship. ▶️ bit.ly/4z0MWOZ
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Several #iSchoolUI faculty, staff, and students will participate in the Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC54), taking place Sept. 25–26 in Washington, DC. See the list of featured presenters here ▶️ bit.ly/3TLEdB2
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Kyle Chong, Yvette Iribe Ramirez, Leigh Levinson, and Soumita Mukherjee joined the 2026–27 cohort of #iSchoolUI Postdoctoral Research Associates, bringing research interests ranging from Asian American studies to digital equity, AI governance, and more. ▶️ bit.ly/4yVgDAU
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#ILLINOIS leads the way. 🧡💙 @usnews named Illinois among the nation’s top universities in its latest Best Colleges rankings.
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It was great to see students, faculty, and staff come together to learn about the research being done within the Informatics community at the Informatics Programs Fall 2026 Reception last week. Thanks to everyone who attended!
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#iSchoolUI Professor Jingrui He was featured by @NITMB_Chicago in a conversation about leveraging AI and machine learning for multidisciplinary discovery. Read the interview here ▶️ bit.ly/3VjbaVS
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Join the #iSchoolUI! Applications are open for our Director of Recruitment and Admissions. Link to the full announcement, including salary and benefits, can be found here ▶️ bit.ly/4riYeev
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How can AI help patients better understand their health? #iSchoolUI Asst. Prof. Yue Guo explores how she’s making medical AI more accessible and understandable, helping patients navigate complex health information and get answers when they need them. ▶️ piped.video/W7ZR0l7gP1U
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Today, Urbana Mayor DeShawn Williams visited IS 100: Exploring the iSchool with a Human-Centered Lens to talk to #iSchoolUI students about career readiness and preparing for life after college. Thank you for stopping by to share your insights, Mayor Williams!
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#iSchoolUI Assistant Professor @HaohanWang is part of a team receiving a Beckman Institute research seed grant to create a Center for Orchestrated Agentic Biology, aimed at developing an AI framework to model molecular pathways involved in brain aging ▶️ bit.ly/4xTyUyd
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Three #iSchoolUI faculty are named on four National Leadership Grants from @US_IMLS: Jiangping Chen, Sara Schwebel, & Kahyun Choi. Their projects focus on services for older adults, oral histories, American history programming for youth, & AI literacy. ▶️bit.ly/4h8bJJw
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Together with the University of Illinois Office of Global Education and Training (GET), we are pleased to introduce the third cohort of data science scholars and industry professionals participating in the Bolashaq Program to the #iSchoolUI. Welcome to #ILLINOIS! 🧡
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#iSchoolUI MSLIS student Rasheed Adigun has received the 2026 Helen Knoll Jira Scholarship from the Health Science Librarians of Illinois! As part of the award, he’ll present at their conference on his interests in health sciences librarianship & more. ▶️ bit.ly/46PxkBx
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Information Sciences 🤝 Illinois Statistics It was great to see students connecting with employers, exploring career opportunities, and taking the next steps in their professional journeys at our joint career fair this week. Shout out to Josh and Jase for stopping by! 🙂‍↕️
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#iSchoolUI Prof. Dong Wang received funding to support his work in social sensing and intelligence & human-centered AI, aiming to help AI better distinguish between requests that require intervention and those that do not. Read more about his projects ▶️ bit.ly/4iDW9b5
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Congratulations to #iSchoolUI Teaching Assistant Professor Nitin Verma, who was selected for the 2026–2027 cohort of the Public Voices Fellowship. The program helps experts contribute to national dialogue around important issues. ▶️ bit.ly/4xa4TsL
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This summer, #iSchoolUI MSLIS student Sydney Durst interned with the Anchorage Museum Library & Archives, organizing, cataloging, and digitizing archival materials. “I found myself really pulling from my lessons in my metadata classes,” she said. ▶️ bit.ly/46MfnUp
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We are pleased to announce the publication of Library Trends 75 (1), “Cultural Heritage in Crisis,” highlighting a global pattern of cultural heritage in crisis and examples of resilience, activism, and inspiration. Enjoy open access ▶️ bit.ly/4ynsJCE
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Robert Wedgeworth (MSLIS '61), former University Librarian at #ILLINOIS, will deliver the 2026 Windsor Lecture at 2 p.m. on Sept. 9 via Zoom. "The Future of the iSchool" explores navigating the challenges of higher ed and the world of information. ▶️ bit.ly/46FTiXE
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