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Congratulations to #iSchoolUI Assistant Professor @Ismini_L and everyone on the PurpCorn-PLAN team on this major accomplishment! 👏

#iSchoolUI Adjunct Lecturer and alum Jimi Jones has co-authored a new book that examines video file standards and the tensions that have emerged between the film industry and the archiving community tasked with preserving cultural cinematic productions. ▶️ bit.ly/3GKx6m6

Congratulations to #iSchoolUI Assistant Professor Jessie Chin on receiving an @NSF CAREER award! Her new project aims to to support lifelong learning and foster information literacy. ▶️ bit.ly/4o55YyV

#iSchoolUI alum Madeleine Wolske (MSLIS ’16) directs the @CUSBDC at the @CHCEDC, where she supports entrepreneurs from idea to expansion. Get to know Madeleine ▶️ bit.ly/4ez2eRL

According to #iSchoolUI Assistant Professor Meicen Sun, "technology thrives on openness." In this interview with the @NewsAtIllinois, Meicen discusses the effects of trade restrictions on digital technologies. ▶️ bit.ly/4o1IKcN

#iSchoolUI PhD student Muhammad Hassan has been selected as an @the_iapp Westin Scholar Award honoree. The annual awards support students who are identified as future leaders in the field of privacy and data protection. Congratulations, Muhammad! ▶️ bit.ly/4lC2e6s

#iSchoolUI doctoral candidate Michelle Bak has successfully defended her dissertation, "Promoting a Healthy and Comprehensive Diet through Theory-Driven Large Language Models-based Agents." Congratulations, Michelle! ▶️ bit.ly/4nUU2j7

In the third part of the "Future of AI" series in @news_gazette, Assoc. Prof. Anita Say Chan (@wrongrrl) and Glen Layne-Worthey, Assoc. Dir. for Research Support Services at @hathitrust Research Center, discuss AI's impact on broadcast media and higher ed. bit.ly/4lQbjsx

The #iSchoolUI is pleased to announce the appointment of two specialized faculty members. Yildiz Esener and Nitin Verma will join the School as teaching assistant professors in August 2025. Welcome Yildiz and Nitin! Learn more ▶️ bit.ly/4m3VKNz

Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the #iSchoolUI Alumni Association (ISAA) Alumni Awards: Karen Schneider (MSLIS '92), Hailley Fargo (MSLIS '16), and Melissa Wong (MSLIS '94). 🏆 Learn more about this year's winners ▶️ bit.ly/3GBCnwb

Corissa Clark has joined the #iSchoolUI as office administrator for Academic Affairs, where she will work with faculty, staff, and university administration to ensure accurate scheduling and efficient course management for our graduate programs.▶️ bit.ly/3Gx0cVU

There are certain questions AI chatbots aren’t allowed to answer. #iSchoolUI Asst. Professor Haohan Wang and PhD student Haibo Jin helped create “InfoFlood,” which reveals how AI chatbots can be jailbroken using fake citations and complicated language. ▶️ bit.ly/4eGd6xv

#iSchoolUI doctoral candidate Smirity Kaushik and members of Professor Yang Wang’s team will present their research at the 25th Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS), which will take place July 14-19 in Washington, DC, and online. More details ▶️ bit.ly/3InmgCJ

#iSchoolUI doctoral candidate Andrew Zalot has successfully defended his dissertation, "'Tweet of the Town:' Synthesizing Local and Social Media Discourse on Book Bans.” Congratulations, Andrew! ▶️ bit.ly/44FGU8C

Seven #iSchoolUI students have been appointed as part of this year’s cohort of @librarycongress Junior Fellows Program, where they will work on projects and gain career experience while supporting the world’s largest library. Read more about the program ▶️ bit.ly/40c7XqN

Congrats to #iSchoolUI MSLIS student Sarah Shuai Martin on being selected as the 2025 Mary V. Gaver Scholarship recipient by @ALALibrary! At @chipublib, she’s passionate about connecting across cultures and building community through youth services. ▶️ bit.ly/44zWbrL