J. Stephen Downie

School of Information Sciences, U. Illinois: Professor, Executive Associate Dean, HathiTrust Research Center: Co-Director.

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

@iSchoolUI Was a great event. Colleagues and their students are doing really interesting work.

[iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI]

#iSchoolUI Professor Dong Wang and PhD student Ruichen Yao will present their research at the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (@ICWSM) 2026, which will take place May 27-29 in Los Angeles. Read more about their papers▶️ https://t.co/nyhuSNnMel

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

Shimbashi!

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

First Ginza/Shimbashi trinity of 2026.

[iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI]

#iSchoolUI alumnus Daniel Kraus (MSLIS ’05) won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for "Angel Down."

The @nytimes bestselling author spoke with the iSchool about the award, WWI inspiration behind the novel, and its ambitious single-sentence structure.

📚 https://t.co/j4OGpDgmEO

[iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI]

Join the #iSchoolUI! We are hiring an assistant dean for community, culture, and engagement to lead the implementation of strategic priorities and initiatives that advance student learning, culture of belonging, and our public impact.

Apply by May 22 ▶️ https://t.co/TNc3jvMt3M

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Michelle and I can’t wait for you to visit the Obama Presidential Center!

Starting on June 19, the Center will be open to the public, and you’ll be able to check out the Museum along with public spaces like a new branch of the Chicago Public Library with a reading room, a two-acre playground, a fruit and vegetable garden, and more.

Tickets available at https://t.co/ahkDMKalIn.

[Andrew King @twitandrewking]

Incredible sunset right now over the Rideau River….(no filters!)

[iSchool at Illinois @iSchoolUI]

The #iSchoolUI has joined the special interest group (SIG) that leads the development of the CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model, an ISO standard for the sharing of documentation about the past. Asst. Prof. Nicola Carboni will serve as our representative. ▶️ https://t.co/e135Y5k0iu

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

I am sitting pretty much in the same spot in Frankfurt, drinking the same things, almost exactly a year later.

I am nothing if not predictable.

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

Trinity achieved near the Frankfurt Dom.

Beautiful spring afternoon

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

My country of birth Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation

Zero. Zip. Nada. None.

Not a SINGLE ONE!!!

It's a modern medical miracle..because of a VACCINE! 🎉

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

Heading back to hotel after a great day with Goettingen colleagues.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Canada is a nation of explorers, builders, and innovators. Today Colonel Jeremy Hansen carries that legacy forward as he becomes first Canadian to venture to the Moon.

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

@DSProudfoot @francesafetytra @Eurostar Please et merci.

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

The Big Chute Marine Railway was built over 100 years ago.
Once slated for demolition, it was discovered the railway was effective in blocking invasive species.
It is the only marine railway of its type still in use in all of North America.
This is the story.

🧵 1/7

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

@FlavioVolpe1 Congratulations!

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

@oppeke_prime Many sad faces. 😿😥😢🙁

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

Time for dinner on the North Atlantic.

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

@oppeke_prime Thanks for sharing.

That is very sad news indeed. Everyone was so very friendly. I will miss their sake and their pickle. Hope the owner and the staff land on their feet.

[J. Stephen Downie @profdownie]

@jordancicchelli Ketchup loves potatoes.

[Tyler Meredith @tylermeredith]

Toronto General is ranked the 3rd best hospital in the world, ahead of Mass General and Johns Hopkins.

Toronto alone boasts 3 hospitals in the top 32 in the world.

#cdnpoli #onpoli