Events

Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021
Logo of the UT Austin UXPA User Experience Professionals Association
4 to 6 p.m.
Zoom link will be sent to those who RSVP

UXPA UT is hosting a Resume Design Office Hours event on Tuesday, February 2nd & Wednesday, February 3rd, from 4-6PM CST. (Click for more details) Event Details

Tuesday Feb. 2, 2021
Logo of the UT Austin UXPA User Experience Professionals Association
4 to 6 p.m.
Zoom link will be provided to those who sign up

UXPA UT is hosting a Resume Design Office Hours event on Tuesday, February 2nd & Wednesday, February 3rd, from 4-6PM CST. Event Details

Tuesday Feb. 2, 2021
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Zoom link will be provided via email (iSchool listserv)

My talk specifically focuses on how structural power dynamics including racism, homophobia, and colonialism relate to inequitable dimensions of a) creative practices, b) community formations, and c) platform governance structures. (Click for more information) Event Details

Friday Jan. 29, 2021
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Zoom link will be provided via email (iSchool listserv)

Misinformation spread via social media platforms has emerged as a prominent societal challenge. The production and spread of misinformation on these platforms have evolved from a largely bot-driven operation to one that exploits everyday actions of end users. Purely computational approaches that work reasonably well for bots can be ineffective for combating such organic spread. (Click for more information) Event Details

Thursday Jan. 28, 2021
An information ball above hands
1 to 2 p.m.
Zoom link provided in the details

Join the iSchool Undergraduate Student Services staff as they discuss internal transfer procedures and share more about the new Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts major in Informatics. Event Details

Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
7 to 8 p.m.
Zoom info will be provided

SCISCHOOL is a sci-fi reading group and thought club. This semester, we are reading and discussing "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler. Meeting details will be provided via email. Event Details

Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Zoom link will be provided via email (iSchool listserv)

What happens when lived experience is converted into data? This talk critically examines the effects of such “datafication” in healthcare. (Click for more information) Event Details

Friday Jan. 22, 2021
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Zoom link will be provided via email (iSchool listserv)

Specifically, this project explores how representations of Black people in film, television, and social media are used by Black adolescents to construct unique identities through critical engagements in their informal learning environments. (Click for more information) Event Details

Thursday Jan. 21, 2021
An information ball above hands
1 to 2 p.m.
Zoom link provided in the details

Join the iSchool Undergraduate Student Services staff as they discuss internal transfer procedures and share more about the new Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts major in Informatics. Event Details

Thursday Jan. 21, 2021
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
8 a.m.
Zoom link provided via email (iSchool listservs)

Specifically, this project explores how representations of Black people in film, television, and social media are used by Black adolescents to construct unique identities through critical engagements in their informal learning environments. (Click for more information) Event Details