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Wei Gao (MSIS ’01), VP at Amazon, recognized at Asian American Luminary Awards
September 16, 2019
Wei Gao (MSIS ’01), alumna of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and Vice President, Technical Advisor to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, was honored at the Asian American Luminary Awards (AALA) ceremony on Sept. 15 in Bellevue, Wash. Or…Read more
CITAP recruiting for tenure-track position
September 9, 2019
The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is searching for an outstanding assistant professor to conduct research and teach in the UNC School of Information and Library Science…Read more
CITAP recruiting for tenure-track position
September 9, 2019
The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is searching for an outstanding assistant professor to conduct research and teach in the UNC School of Information and Library Science…Read more
DataAware introduces high school students to health data analytics
August 30, 2019
Instead of hanging with friends or binging on Netflix, 10 high school students spent part of their summers analyzing data and tackling health care challenges through the DataAware program hosted by the Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP). Data…Read more Health Informatics
Mary Grace Flaherty featured in ‘Public Libraries’ magazine
August 30, 2019
In a recent interview with Public Libraries, Mary Grace Flaherty, Associate Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), discusses some of the findings and recommendations she shares in her book Promoting Individual and Comm…Read more
Anthony Holderied named Director of EPA-RTP Library
August 26, 2019
Anthony Holderied has been appointed Director of the Environmental Protection Agency Library in Research Triangle Park, effective August 26. Holderied had been Assistant Director of the EPA-RTP Library since 2013 and has 14 years of professional lib…Read more
PhD candidate Elliott Hauser wins dissertation research and best paper awards
August 22, 2019
Elliott Hauser, doctoral candidate at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of Information. Elliott Hauser addre…Read moreDavid Gotz named RTIUx Scholar
August 22, 2019
David Gotz, UNC School of Information and Library Science Associate Professor and Carolina Health Informatics Program Assistant Director, has been selected as a 2019-20 RTIUx Scholar. David Gotz, an associate professor in the UNC School of Informatio…Read moreSILS welcomes new grad students at annual fall orientation
August 19, 2019
The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) welcomed incoming master’s and doctoral students on Aug. 19 in Manning Hall. Students gathered in Manning 209, the building’s largest classroom, in the morning to hear from SILS Dean Gary March…Read more
NSF Cyber Carpentry Workshop helps early-career researchers learn to manage big data
August 2, 2019
The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) hosted its second National Science Foundation (NSF) Cyber Carpentry Workshop this summer. The program brings doctoral students and post-doctoral associates to Carolina’s campus for two weeks to…Read more