Name: Faculty Meeting
Start: 2025-11-14T00:00:00-08:00
Location: Odegaard Room 220

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Friday, November 14, 2025 | 11:30 - 1:30 PM

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25 years in, Information School is more essential than ever

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Twenty-five years ago, there were no smartphones or social media. Most of us had dial-up internet. We went to Blockbuster when we wanted to rent movies and read newspapers when we wanted to stay informed. Artificial intelligence was the stuff of science-fiction movies. But the internet was evolving rapidly and changing how people interacted with...

Cynthia Leitich Smith to share insights on Indigenous stories

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Children's and young adult book author Cynthia Leitich Smith writes stories that center Indigenous youth as heroes. Her storytelling draws inspiration from moments and experiences she’s had in her own life.“I didn't really think of it as writing stories about Native characters. I thought of it more like I was drawing inspiration from moments...

A simple intervention significantly improved patent outcomes for women inventors

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

While innovation is core to American identity, women inventors were named on only 13% of 2019 U.S. patents. In part, that’s because women’s patents are less likely to make it through the examination process. Research by the University of Washington Information School and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, found that...