Yulin Yu joined the College of Information Science in 2026 after completing her PhD at the University of Michigan and research appointments at Microsoft Research and Northwestern University. A computational social scientist, Yu studies how big data and artificial intelligence are reshaping the ways people explore, create and innovate across science, technology and other creative domains.

Beginning September 9, the Arizona Cybersecurity Clinic will offer 11 free public sessions at Pima County Public Library branches across the greater Tucson region. The series, Online Safety & Recognizing Scams: Staying Safe in Today’s Digital World, continues through November 19.

Two College of Information Science students earned top honors in the latest Data Visualization Challenge hosted by University of Arizona Libraries, transforming complex datasets into compelling visual stories about political borders and Tucson’s changing climate.

Information now connects nearly every discipline. The College of Information Science is showing what that means for the future of research, education and society.

In 2022, the U of A became the first major international university to establish a comprehensive dual-degree partnership in Kazakhstan. Four years later, that partnership reached a major milestone as the first 22 College of Information Science students graduated from M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University.

When conversations about AI focus on rapid technological change, InfoSci Professor of Practice Diana Daly believes the most important questions are often the most human ones. That perspective is featured prominently in the AZ Big Media article that explores how Arizona colleges and universities are preparing students to use artificial intelligence thoughtfully, ethically and responsibly.

In the early 1990s, Rich Thompson discovered a previously unknown dinosaur species in southern Arizona. Yet when Thompson reflects on nearly five decades at the U of A—as a student, researcher, instructor, administrator, mentor and donor—he shifts the focus from his own story to those of the students he taught and encouraged over the years.

For the second time in four years, College of Information Science Associate Professor Andrea Thomer has received one of the field’s highest research honors: the 2026 Best JASIST Paper Award from the Association for Information Science and Technology for the co-authored article "Valuing Curation Infrastructures" in the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology.

This spring, the College of Information Science has recognized excellence in teaching, research, service, instruction and administrative support with faculty and staff excellence awards, while honoring five faculty members who have earned promotion.

Technologies from AI to XR are shaping modern life and influencing what people see, buy, believe and share—and increasingly, how people work. At the College of Information Science, those shifts are driving the evolution of the BA in Emerging Technologies in Society, a STEM-designated online degree centered on understanding and influencing the relationship between technology and human experience.