Events

Tuesday Feb. 15, 2022
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
1 to 2:15 p.m.
Zoom link provided via email

In this talk, Seering will describe qualitative and quantitative research that gives shape to the social dynamics underlying content moderation, and he argues that these social dynamics offer opportunities for new social and technical approaches to content moderation. Event Details

Friday Feb. 11, 2022
Red and black logo of the UT Student Association for the School of Information
4 to 6 p.m.
Crown & Anchor

Join SASI for happy hour at Crown & Anchor from 4-6pm on Friday, February 11! We'll plan to sit outside. Event Details

Friday Feb. 11, 2022
An information ball above hands
1 to 2 p.m.
Zoom link will be provided via email

Join the iSchool Undergraduate Student Services to learn more about the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts major in Informatics. Event Details

Friday Feb. 11, 2022
Dhruv Jain
1 to 2:15 p.m.
Zoom link provided via email

In this talk, Jain will outline his work in three areas of sound accessibility: providing awareness about everyday sounds, supporting speech conversations, and improving accessibility of sounds in emerging technologies. Event Details

Monday Feb. 7, 2022
University of Texas iSchool logo with crest on an orange background
9 to 9:30 a.m.
Zoom link sent via email

The iSchool's faculty, staff, and MSIS students are invited to join us in a virtual meeting with members of the ALA External Review Panel. Event Details

Tuesday Feb. 1, 2022
Duri Long
1 to 2:15 p.m.
Zoom link provided via email

This talk discusses how to foster human-machine mutual theory of mind through several different approaches. Event Details

Friday Jan. 28, 2022
An information ball above hands
1 to 2 p.m.
Zoom link will be provided via email

Join the iSchool Undergraduate Student Services to learn more about the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts major in Informatics. Event Details

Friday Jan. 28, 2022
Earl Huff, Jr
1 to 2:15 p.m.
Zoom link provided via email

This talk discusses how human-centered design can be leveraged to design equitable, inclusive, and accessible technology. Event Details

Tuesday Jan. 25, 2022
Michael Ann DeVito
1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
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In this talk, DeVito presents a framework for studying and classifying adaptive folk theorization that accounts for users’ emergent, emotionally valanced relationships with platforms. Event Details

Friday Jan. 21, 2022
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1 to 2:15 p.m.
Zoom link provided via email

This talk will discuss discuss research on data work in the fertility context, which is complex, personalized, and loaded with stigma and social taboos—characteristics that create difficulties for individuals who menstruate to access care. Event Details