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David Gray Widder

Who Is Shaping the Future of AI?

Oct. 12, 2026
David Gray Widder explores how open AI systems and more competitive markets could give people greater choice
Sanjana Gautam, 2024-2025 iSchool Bullard Research Fellow

What Are Best Practices for AI Use in Early-Stage Scientific Research?

Oct. 5, 2026
CosmicAI asks how to use LLMs effectively – not overconfidently – in surveying the unknown
Image of student talking to rep at last career fair

How to Prepare for the iSchool Career Fair

Sept. 22, 2026
Open to all iSchool students, the fair runs from 1–5 p.m. on Tues Sep 29 in the Texas Union Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom.
Rachel Tunis

Ph.D. Profiles: Designing Health Tech That Connects

Sept. 18, 2026
Rachel Tunis’s interdisciplinary research is rooted in mentorship at Nursing and the iSchool
Katie Prentice

Career Paths: Katie Prentice’s Front-Row Seat to Changing Library Leadership

Sept. 14, 2026
The director of a top medical library on her professional path and vision of the future

James Howison Wins Grant to Make Science Software Visible in the Scholarly Record

Sept. 8, 2026
Engineers, algorithms, and software quality all benefit from AI-driven attribution effort

iSchool Mourns Passing of Dean Emeritus Ronald Wyllys

Sept. 4, 2026
Specialist in the mathematics of information led the school from 1982-1990, a time of key changes

Chan Young Park, Jiaxin Pei Add to iSchool’s Human-Centered AI Expertise

Aug. 18, 2026
Two new assistant professors on building better AI systems that serve people responsibly.
UT iSchool at ACM FAccT 2026 in Montréal. From left: Assistant Professor David Gray Widder, PhD student Woohyeuk Lee, and Professor Matt Lease.

iSchool Researchers Bring Open-Source AI, Fairness, and Accountability to ACM FAccT 2026

June 25, 2026
Faculty and students from the School of Information presented work on open AI ecosystems, responsible research practices, and algorithmic fairness at the field's flagship venue in Montréal.

A New Celebration of the Legacy of Carolyn Hixon Harris, Preservation and Conservation Leader

June 2, 2026
The American Library Association’s (ALA) Library History Round Table maintains an ever-growing collection of memorial tributes to noteworthy library professionals who have passed away in the past 50 years. This project, known as “Librarians We Have Lost,” was conceived in celebration of the ALA’s sesquicentennial. In May, the project spotlighted the legacy of Carolyn Hixon Harris, an important figure in library history and an outstanding UT alumna.