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Information science professor wins educational research award

May 10, 2023

Ricarose Roque, assistant professor in the Department of Information Science was recognized by the American Educational Research Association for her work focusing on technology and education.

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2023 William W. White Outstanding Seniors by Department

April 27, 2023

William W. White Outstanding Seniors are chosen by department faculty to recognize academic merit, professional achievement and service to the college.

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Information Science at CHI 2023

April 21, 2023

Faculty, students and researchers affiliated with the Department of Information Science at CU Boulder will be presenting work at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). CHI – pronounced 'kai' – annually brings together researchers and practitioners from...

This robotic buffalo statue on the CU Boulder campus doesn't exist. The image was generated using DALL-E 2, an artificial intelligence platform launched by OpenAI in 2022.

5 burning questions about ChatGPT, answered by humans

Feb. 20, 2023

CU Boulder Today spoke with Casey Fiesler, associate professor in the Department of Information Science and three more technology experts on campus.

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Information Science at GROUP 2023

Jan. 9, 2023

Faculty, students and researchers affiliated with the Department of Information Science at CU Boulder will be presenting work at the ACM Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP) , a major venue for research on collaboration and social computing. The conference is taking place January 8 - 11, 2023 on Hilton...

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Announcing the Fall 2022 Dean's List

Jan. 3, 2023

Congratulations to all honorees!

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What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains how the ‘federated’ network works and why it won’t be a new Twitter

Nov. 14, 2022

Information Science Assistant Professor Brian Keegan explains how the platform works and why it won't be the new Twitter. Read on The Conversation.

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Leysia Palen named as distinguished professor

Nov. 10, 2022

Palen was selected on the basis of her stellar accomplishments in research, teaching and service. She is the founder and leader of the field of crisis information, a dedicated teacher and outstanding mentor of graduate students, and the driving force behind the creation and rise to excellence of the Department of Information Science.

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Information Science at CSCW 2022

Nov. 4, 2022

Faculty, students and researchers affiliated with the Department of Information Science at CU Boulder will be presenting work at the CSCW 2022 conference , the premier venue for research in the design and use of technologies that affect groups, organizations, communities and networks. This virtual conference is November 8-22, 2022...

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View From the Capitol

Oct. 25, 2022

Information science student Max Gannett spent the summer working as an intern in Washington, D.C., with Rep. Joe Neguse and Sen. John Hickenlooper. With research and data skills at the ready, Gannett dove into national policy and can’t wait for more.

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