UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Distinguished Alumnus Robert “Bob” Martin (PhD ’88) was profiled as part of the University’s 225th anniversary retrospective series, which highlighted Tar Heels who have made impact on campus, communities, the state, the nation, and the … Read more
The SILS Library hosted its annual Edible Book Contest on April 12. Click on the Adobe Spark Page below (removed) or visit (link removed) for additional details and photos of the delectable creations from 2019, as well as some previous … Read more
Megan Threats, a doctoral candidate at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), is one of 150 doctoral students in the U.S. and Canada selected to receive a $15,000 P.E.O. Scholar Award for the 2019-20 academic year. She … Read more
In its first year of participation, the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) blew past its goal of 40 donors during the #GiveUNC event on April 9. More than 60 SILS alumni and friends contributed, unlocking an $8,000 … Read more
Jordan Wrigley, a second-year Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS) student at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Medical Library Association (MLA). She will accept the award in … Read more
In her most recent column in Wired, UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Associate Professor Zeynep Tufekci discussed the need to stop excessive data collection practices for machine learning (ML), and to develop privacy-preserving ML methods. Tufekci talked … Read more
The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) will be well represented at the 2019 iConference in Washington, D.C. Monday, April 1 1:30pm-3:00pm – “Automating Documentation: A Critical Perspective into the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Documentation” paper presentation by … Read more
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, has been named one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity … Read more
The application deadline for the NSF Cyber Carpentry Workshop: Data Lifecycle Training has been extended to April 15, 2019. The workshop will take place July 15-26, 2019 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Travel and accommodations will … Read more
UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Assistant Professor Mary Grace Flaherty has received a Lindberg Research Fellowship from the Medical Library Association (MLA) to study how information use affects timely diagnosis and health services utilization by patients with … Read more
