November 9, 2012
TASCHA students Norah Abokhodair and Luis Fernando Baron participated in the 13th conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) at University of Salford in Manchester between 18 and 21 of October 2012. The conference focused on the theme of technologies, considering the impact of the Internet in a context where life is entangled with technologies of all kinds.
July 11, 2012
In the last post on public access venue user findings, we discussed that while many of the users are young and male, that is not the complete picture. Public access venues serve people of all ages, and women frequent public access venues as well. Let’s take a look at their occupation status.
March 29, 2024
The University of Washington Information School, led by PI Jason Yip and Co-PIs Chris Coward and Jin Ha Lee, proposes a two-year research project supporting youth (ages 10-15) in digital civic engagement (DCE). The project aims to enhance understanding and support for youth’s DCE needs in cultural heritage institutions by employing co-design methodologies with librarians…
April 14, 2023
Benjamin Nickerson is an undergraduate student studying at the University of Washington School of Information Sciences. While pursuing his degree in Informatics, he is studying issues of broadband cost, speed, and accessibility in Washington state with a focus on how race impacts access to technology. Ben works closely with many information systems to build complete…
March 6, 2023
By Kayla Pohl For decades, international agencies such as the U.N. have stressed the urgency and necessity of gender digital equality, yet in low- and middle-income countries like Ghana, progress has been frustratingly slow. Researchers at the UW Information School’s Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA) want to know why. In partnership with Ghana-based researchers…
October 25, 2022
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS 9 PM Pacific Standard Time, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The Information School is seeking a highly motivated graduate level student to serve as a Research Assistant supporting the iSchool LIS task force. The main focus of the LIS Task Force is the LIS Forward initiative, a multi-university conversation aimed at charting…
September 14, 2022
Rolf Hapel was the Professor of Practice at the Information School at the University of Washington. Rolf served as the director of Citizens’ Services and Libraries in Aarhus, Denmark from 2006 – 2018. Previously, he worked in four Danish cities as a librarian, deputy manager and director of public services, and became director of Aarhus…
Phil Neff is a TASCHA alumnus. He currently works with the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights. He was formerly a master’s student in the Jackson School of International Affairs at the University of Washington.
Matias was an exchange visiting PhD student at TASCHA in 2014. Returning to TASCHA in 2021 as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar, he continued his research on the impact of information technologies in family farming, focusing on the role of youth in shaping new socio-technical dynamics in agriculture in the context of COVID-19. Matias has led…
September 13, 2022
Lauren Britton, MLIS, is a doctoral student at Syracuse University in Information Science and Technology and a researcher for the Information Institute of Syracuse. As a leader in the library makerspace movement, Britton has worked with libraries across the globe to build these transformative spaces. Britton’s current research is centered on digital media and learning,…
