A $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund planning for the U of A Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health. College of Information Science Assistant Professor Cristian Román-Palacios will lead data management and visualization training activities.

First-generation student Bryan Armstrong moved to Tucson from Cambodia, where he served in the Peace Corps, to earn his MA in Library and Information Science. A recipient of the College of Information Science Outstanding Graduate award, he is a participant in the Knowledge River Scholars Program.

At MSDS "lightning talks," six to eight U of A MS in Data Science students share their experiences exploring cutting-edge topics. In the inaugural Fall 2023 event, second-year MSDS student Vikrant Deshmukh discussed his internship with Roche. View the short video.

At the end of each semester, the College of Information Science presents interactive research and creative projects by students in information science, game design and development, data science, digital storytelling and more. This fall, the U of A iShowcase featured 40 student projects.

Emily Rocha, a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science and Archival Studies Graduate Certificate online student, is originally from the Northern Neck, Virginia. She earned her MLIS to switch careers, and recently began work with the National Park Service as an archivist.

“Media surrounds us in all parts of our lives—and has become more pervasive,” says Jack Myers, a College of Information Science lecturer and instructor of ESOC 314: Theories of New Media, an engaging seminar offered to undergraduate students in Spring 2024.

The journey from Chicago to Tucson, and ultimately to the University of Arizona College of Information Science, is a narrative of transformation, resilience and academic exploration for Bachelor of Science in Information Science graduates Chase and Reid Pomerich.

The White House Council on Environmental Quality recently gathered federal and state agency staff, nonprofit organizations, industry leaders and College of Information Science and other University of Arizona NEPA researchers for the first Environmental Clearance Technology and Data Summit.

Lisa Bunker, a Tucson native who lived in many places before returning home to work and study, shares her fascinating experiences as a library science student, librarian at Pima County Public Library and, on her own time, "librarian in service to Harry Potter fandom."

Jacquie Kuru, who joined the MS in Data Science program after graduating from the BS in Information Science in 2023, is originally from Gilbert, Arizona. She came to the University of Arizona to study medicine, but found her passion for information science after taking a College of Information Science social media course.