Congratulations to MLIS student, Ariel Lee for winning Best Poster
UBC iSchool is proud to announce that Ariel Lee has won ‘Best Poster’ at Designing for People’s 2023 CREATE Design Showcase!
Introducing UBC iSchool
What does it mean to be a part of UBC’s iSchool community?
School of Information Great Canadian Beach & Park Cleanup Party 2023
Are you looking for a valuable way to volunteer and make a tangible impact on waste in our environment?
A tribute to Anne Piternick, Professor Emerita
Anne Piternick, Professor Emerita of the School of Information, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023. Anne began her library career in 1952 as an Information Officer for the Research Department of a Manchester textile company. After qualifying as an Associate of the British Library Association (later, Fellow), Anne learned about opportunities at the UBC […]
Language Accessibility with AI
How many languages can AI speak? How many languages can AI understand? Why is it essential for AI to think outside of English? Supervised by Dr. Abdul-Mageed, Ife Adebara and their team are working on expanding AI to process under-documented languages.
Archival Studies and Oral History
How do oral histories preserve connections between past and present-day students? A recent oral history project completed by iSchool’s Marina Mayumi de Souza for The Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property (CAC) aims to bridge the gap and facilitate knowledge-sharing between emerging and established conservation professionals. In December 2022, Marina, a second-year MAS (Master’s […]
Dr. Abdul-Mageed Speaks on OpenAI’s ChatGPT
From MIT Technology Review to euronews.next to Libération, Associate Professor Muhammad Abdul-Mageed has been at the forefront of a critical conversation around OpenAI’s new chatbot, ChatGPT. In the words of ChatGPT’s creator, OpenAi: “ChatGPT is model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer follow […]
Congratulations to Vanier Scholarship Award Winner Bri Watson
This program was design to support doctoral students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement.
Redesigning the Bachelor of Media Studies experience
Read all about Dr. Richard Arias-Hernandez’s exciting work in the Bachelor of Media Studies curriculum renewal and the redesigning project. The newly redesigned program will begin in September 2023 and is set to have a positive impact on the student experience, by creating a more unified and integrated learning experience. Read more about this exciting […]
The Digital Trust Ecosystem: Researching Web3 Workshop
In this workshop, PhD student Trinh Nguyen discuss, define, and determine the role of information within the digital trust ecosystem.