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Introducing the Toronto Data Workshop summer series

Introducing the Toronto Data Workshop (TDW) Summer Series, bringing together academia and industry to share data science best practice. TDW is a joint initiative between the Faculty of Information and the Department of Statistical Sciences and is organized by Assistant Professor Rohan Alexander, Professor Kelly Lyons and MI… Read More

UX students tackle Canada’s housing crisis

The Faculty of Information proudly partnered with the 2024 Seneca Housing Hackathon. Seventeen of our talented students participated, with over half advancing to the finals. MI student Cindy Cao and team members from Seneca Polytechnic took on the housing tech challenge and earned third place… Read More

Captured: An RCAF Sergeant’s WWII journey from captivity to daring escape

Museum Studies students dig up rare ‘diary’ detailing daily life in German POW camps. It’s on display in a new exhibit at the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton Vincent Mancini enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1940 at age… Read More

Students take over Learning Hub for 24-hour designathon

It was a Hackathon with a difference. Students entered the Learning Hub, armed not only with laptops and notebooks but also with bulky sleeping bags slung over their shoulders, ready to embark on an intense 24-hour design challenge. Their mission: to develop products and services to improve team… Read More

Faculty of Information ranks among world’s best for Library and Information Management

The University of Toronto has been named as one of the world’s top universities for the study of 50 subjects, including Library and Information Management, in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject. Library and Information Management ranks number 13 in the world this… Read More

As Jackman Fellow, PhD student Hassan Asif will explore underground Islamic media

PhD student Hassan Asif, who has just been named a Chancellor Jackman Graduate Fellow in the Humanities, plans to use his fellowship to advance his dissertation, which explores the intersection of digital media, remix culture and Islamic devotional music in Pakistan. … Read More

AI expert speaks on its transformative role in democracies

You’re invited to the 2024 Ian P. Sharp Lecture With Speaker Beth Simone Noveck Beth Simone Noveck is the State of New Jersey’s first Chief AI Strategist and a professor at Northeastern University, where she directs the Burnes Center for Social Change and its partner project, the Governance Lab. Her… Read More

Professor SA Smythe receives multiple arts awards

Faculty of Information Assistant Professor SA Smythe, who is also a poet and transdisciplinary artist, has recently been recognized with two important awards for artists. Earlier this month, it was announced Smythe, who teaches Black Studies and the Archive, has received a much coveted… Read More

Assistant Dean Andrea McGee wins top U of T award

Andrea McGee, the Faculty of Information’s Assistant Dean of Registrarial and Student Services, has won the Northrop Frye Award for her outstanding contributions to advancing academic advising across the university. McGee was part of a team that has worked together for several years… Read More

Great Explorations – Digital Transformation and Storytelling

This Spring 2024, UTSC presents the 15th installment of its inspiring speaker series Great Explorations on the theme, Digital Transformation and Storytelling. The power of storytelling through the ages has not wavered, but the available media we use has expanded. Digital transformation is the incorporation of technology into existing… Read More