January 31, 2022
We are excited to announce the LIS Forward Summit as a culminating activity of the first year of the LIS Forward initiative. This event will allow members of the planning committee and other faculty who have participated in the initiative to synthesize our discussions and prepare for the next phase of activity. The Summit will…
January 18, 2022
From studying sociology and environmental studies to kneading dough as a baker, Lindsey Schwartz’ varied interests brought her to the University of Washington Information School. Lindsey moved to Seattle from Philadelphia during the COVID-19 pandemic to begin the Masters in Library Information Science (MLIS) program. Before pursuing a professional degree, Lindsey worked at the Historical…
November 22, 2021
Winter 2022 Tuesdays 2:30-3:20 (online) 2 credits; CR/NC The Misinformation escape room Directed Research Group (DRG) is designed as a hands-on class for students to participate directly in an iSchool research project. This project started in 2020 and the priorities for the 2021-2022 academic year are to: Conduct a large-scale evaluation of our first escape…
October 6, 2021
Presentation at TPRC 49 (Policy Research Conference on Communications, Information and the Internet) Researchers from the University of Washington worked with the City of Seattle and Seattle Jobs Initiative (SJI) to investigate how physically distant technology access and assistance could support workers in a new economy. The Digital Bridge project is just one of many…
September 28, 2021
During 2014, Matias Centeno worked with TASCHA to better understand how different information and communication technology (ICT) tools impacted family farming. Centeno’s research focuses primarily on the role of youth in the complex social transformation of agriculture and the way this transformation manifests itself in different social, economic, and cultural spaces. Centeno led research projects…
September 8, 2021
“Arctic sea ice minimum, Sept. 15 2020” by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Jason Young, Nadine Fabbi (Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies), and Michelle Koutnik (Earth and Space Sciences) were awarded an NSF Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) grant funding the co-design of civic education programs for the circumpolar north. The Arctic region is…
August 6, 2021
Photo by SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 2.0 This summer, TASCHA researchers have received several competitive grants funding various projects. From archive work to misinformation education, TASCHA is thrilled that our researchers will be able to use this funding to further social change in our local communities. Tacoma Public Library aims to co-develop community archives with assistance…
July 29, 2021
Claire Phillips grew up with her nose in a book at all times. Her favorite place in the world was her hometown library in San Luis Obispo, CA, where she began volunteering her time shelving books on the weekends at age ten. Claire followed her passion for reading and writing at California Polytechnic State University,…
July 1, 2021
The 2020-21 academic year has come to a close and TASCHA recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of the outstanding students who contributed to our research. This year we had the pleasure of working with six RAs and over two dozen students in Directed Research Groups and Information School Capstone projects. Katya Yefimova, a Ph.D. candidate…
June 22, 2021
Itza Carbajal, first year PhD student at the University of Washington Information School, is driven by a passion for stories, memories, and histories. Itza was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit, and Itza and her family were displaced from their home. At only 14 years old, Itza became familiar…
