Past Events

Join us to learn more about the UT Austin iSchool's Master of Science in Information Studies (MSIS) program: curriculum, areas of study, degree requirements, and the application and admissions process, with Q&A to follow.

At the career fair, you will have the chance to connect with recruiters, hiring managers, and other industry professionals who are seeking talented and motivated students like you for internships and jobs. You will have the opportunity to learn about career opportunities within various fields and to network with potential employers.

CDSC graduate students share current research on online communities, open collaboration, and the social dynamics of the internet. Come talk with them about their work.

Meet fellow iSchool students, make friends, and build community with the Texas Informatics Undergraduate Student Council. Friday 25 September, 3:15 to 4:15 pm, WCP 3.112.

Benjamin Mako Hill and Aaron Shaw present the story of the origins, characteristics, and uncertain future of peer production, the collaboration behind Wikipedia, Linux, and much of the internet.

Join us for Let's Taco 'Bout Informatics, an informal gathering where students can connect with fellow classmates, meet iSchool leadership, and enjoy tacos in a relaxed, social setting. This is a great opportunity to build community, make new connections, and engage in casual conversation with faculty and leadership outside the classroom.

Kick off your iSchool experience with an evening of food, drinks, games, and community! Enjoy tacos and special UT/iSchool-themed dirty sodas and lemonades, take a photo at our photo booth, and challenge your new classmates to a game of cornhole or Connect Four. Come hang out, meet fellow iSchool students, and get ready for the university-wide Gone to Texas celebration!

Welcome to the Texas iSchool! Graduate Orientation provides an opportunity to meet faculty, staff, advisors, and fellow students while learning about academic resources, career services, and support programs available throughout your graduate experience. Lunch provided.

Informatics students learn the skills and knowledge required to collect, manage and analyze data and information, and prepare for the great ethical responsibility that comes with these societally transformative roles.

In a series of recent papers, we study LLM knowledge of the laws and create new datasets to improve it. The results are surprising. I am omitting details from the abstract, so come to the talk to learn more (or how to spend 1.5 million tokens answering 500 yes/no questions). In addition to this, I will touch upon past work of in-domain LLM evaluation, genAI detection, studying communications of the Fed, and the board game of Diplomacy.