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#iSchoolUI researchers will present their work this week at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium’s 2026 annual conference in Knoxville, TN.

This year’s theme is “Changing Lives and Improving Society: Data-Driven Engagement and Innovation.”

Learn more ▶️ https://t.co/IUx37uttq1

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#iSchoolUI Assistant Professor Jiaqi Ma has received a $90k grant from the Amazon-Illinois Center on AI for Interactive Conversational Experiences (AICE) to improve data and compute efficiency in large language model training. Congratulations, Jiaqi!

▶️ https://t.co/PWwOSjKAIu

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For #BannedBooksWeek, we’re highlighting #iSchoolUI adjunct lecturer Jarrett Dapier’s "Wake Now in the Fire," a graphic novel about Chicago students that was honored by @BookRiot.

Read more ▶️ https://t.co/7m1LHPzxb9

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Attending the Illinois Library Association (ILA) annual conference in Peoria? Drop by the iSchool booth (#523) on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 12-5 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. See you there!

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#iSchoolUI Professor @KateNarrative will give two invited talks on library data storytelling next week:

🔸 Oct. 7 — @IllLibraryAssoc annual conference ▶️ https://t.co/LSDneLz0WL

🔹 Oct. 9 — Midwest Collaborative for Library Services annual conference ▶️ https://t.co/ci98NFi4CP

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#iSchoolUI Assistant Professor Jill Naiman’s research explores how AI can help scientists work more efficiently, while also ensuring accuracy, trust, and understanding in the research process. Learn more in this video ▶️ https://t.co/2kbpIP2Sh5

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Library Trends and the #iSchoolUI are pleased to present an online symposium expanding upon themes from 74 (4) “Compelling Tensions in LIS,” guest edited by Katherine M. Wisser. The symposium takes place on October 29, 12–4 PM (CT).

Register here ▶️ https://t.co/53AV6SiWVn

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#iSchoolUI faculty & PhD students will present their research at the 29th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (#CSCW26), held from Oct. 10-14 in Salt Lake City, UT, with the online portion starting today. Learn more ▶️ https://t.co/UbQky6wcEU

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Join us on Oct. 7 for the 2026 Otlet Lecture with Diane Kelly, Louis Round Wilson Distinguished Professor at @uncsdis.

Her talk will explore the history of interfaces for online information search systems.

2:00 p.m. | 501 E. Daniel St. & Zoom

▶️ https://t.co/CJNBZLz7hm

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#iSchoolUI Professor Dong Wang & students from his Social Sensing and Intelligence Lab are presenting their research at the 2026 ACM Conference on Human-AI Complementarity and Alignment, held this week in Alexandria, Virginia. Read more about their work ▶️ https://t.co/QUOHfS8xqD

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After graduating in May, Nicky Martin spent the summer as a junior fellow at the @librarycongress before starting a new position as an open publishing applications specialist at the Claremont Colleges, working with digital libraries and preservation.

▶️ https://t.co/uN68ZpBxsj

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NISO’s Draft Accessibility Remediation Metadata (ARM) Standard is open for public comment through November 9 on the project webpage ▶️ https://t.co/YjBWdMLADa

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.

▶️ https://t.co/RlFvn0Yzn4

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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 ▶️ https://t.co/bLtJEubzfN

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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. ▶️ https://t.co/TxTxYmS0Xk

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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 ▶️ https://t.co/LOc1SGQ3L3

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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 ▶️ https://t.co/LVxOyKq1Lt

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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. ▶️ https://t.co/XFzRkKmnb6