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Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance Story

Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance Story

This exhibit, produced by Karen Jamieson Dance, was researched and co-written by MASLIS students Emma Metcalfe Hurst and Charlotte Leonard.

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INFO Courses for Graduate Students

  In 2021-22, the School of Information launched a new Minor in Informatics, which expanded the school’s teaching to the undergraduate level. The course offering in 2022-23 includes a wide range of topics, including Media Design, Cultural Informatics and Information and Data Design. UBC iSchool students can take up to two upper-level undergraduate courses (i.e. […]

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Decay No More: A Persistent Twitter Dataset for Learning Social Meaning

Decay No More: A Persistent Twitter Dataset for Learning Social Meaning

Congratulations to PhD candidate Chiyu Zhang, Dr. Abdul-Mageed and Postdoc ElMoatez Billah Nagoudi on receiving the Best Paper Award for this work!

UBC YAACS Movie Day

UBC YAACS Movie Day

Join Dr. Eric Meyers and UBC YAACS (Young Adult and Children’s Services) for the screening of Song of the Sea and a discussion afterwards, including pizza!

Encrypted Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Private: A Look at WhatsApp Privacy Concerns

Encrypted Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Private: A Look at WhatsApp Privacy Concerns

In this Digital Tattoo blog post, MLIS student Karen McInnes explains how WhatsApp shares personal data and raises concerns about user privacy on this popular app.

Take 5: Climate Change, Sustainability, and Equitable Access to Resources

Take 5: Climate Change, Sustainability, and Equitable Access to Resources

MLIS graduate Elizabeth Johnston highlights five research items in the Downtown Easts Research Access Portal (DTES RAP) about sustainability and climate change.

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INFO Courses for Graduate Students

The INFO course offering in 2022-23 includes a wide range of topics, including Media Design, Cultural Informatics and Information and Data Design.

UBC iSchool May 2022 Graduation Reception

UBC iSchool May 2022 Graduation Reception

We are inviting graduating students, their families and friends to join this event and come together as a community to celebrate this important achievement!

IBPOC Voices: Donor Relations and Decolonizing Descriptions

IBPOC Voices: Donor Relations and Decolonizing Descriptions

Join MASLIS alum Ashlynn Prasad for this IBPOC Voices talk on donor relations and the difficulties that may arise when trying to enact principles of antiracism and decolonization.