U of A College of Information Science

U of A College of Information Science We offer 9 academic programs along with a number of certificates.

With seven undergraduate degrees and four graduate degrees, as well as certificates and minors, our students are trained to become changemakers in the varied fields of information science, from artificial intelligence and data science to virtual reality. The School of Information, Arizona's 1st and only iSchool, is an academic department in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Arizona, Arizona’s only public land grant university. Our students are trained to become specialists in information management, data analysis, artificial intelligence, librarianship, social media marketing, and much more. We are preparing our graduates across disciplines to be doers, thinkers, solvers, and game-changers. The School of Information is a multidisciplinary department where faculty focus on the many aspects of information and its impact on society, using a variety of methodologies. Faculty focused on computational science and management information systems work side-by-side with those focused on issues of information behavior, and societal change. Our faculty conduct research in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, biodiversity informatics, data management and curation, computer vision, computer-mediated communication and learning, natural language processing, social networking, human-computer interfaces, dark networks, computational art and creation, library sciences, and much more. Stay connected with the iSchool on social media:
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Navigating the line between original work and research can be confusing.Learn about what plagiarism really looks like an...
09/22/2026

Navigating the line between original work and research can be confusing.
Learn about what plagiarism really looks like and how to avoid common pitfalls with quoting, paraphrasing, citing works, and more.

Join us for our undergraduate workshop series "InfoSci in the Know: Avoiding Plagiarism"

📍Main Library
🗓️ Tuesday, October 13
⏱️ 5:15-6:15 p.m.

Register today at https://bit.ly/4hwgC0h

🎮 48 hours. One game. Challenge complete!Congratulations to our Game Design & Development students who competed in the A...
09/21/2026

🎮 48 hours. One game. Challenge complete!

Congratulations to our Game Design & Development students who competed in the Arizona Game Cup and successfully created a game from start to finish in just 48 hours!

This year’s challenge combined three themes: 10-second game, factory reset and no place like home. Our students put their creativity, collaboration and game development skills to work to turn that unexpected mashup into a finished game—all in one weekend.

We’re proud of our Wildcats for taking on the challenge and seeing their idea through from concept to completion. 🌵🎮

Congratulations, Wildcats! ❤️💙

09/21/2026

Not sure where to start? Your InfoSci advisors can help. 🧩

Think of your advisor as a problem solver and a connector. Whether you’re navigating an academic challenge, looking for the right campus resource or just aren’t sure who to ask, they can help point you in the right direction.

You don’t have to have all the answers—you just need to know who to ask. 🌵

For the second consecutive year, the University of Arizona is ranked No. 4 in the world for Library and Information Scie...
09/18/2026

For the second consecutive year, the University of Arizona is ranked No. 4 in the world for Library and Information Science in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, affirming the College of Information Science’s place among the leading centers of research in the field.

The 2026 result, just released by ShanghaiRanking, also makes Library and Information Science the highest-ranked academic subject at the University of Arizona.

Read more at: https://bit.ly/4hyADDk

🎮 Game on!This weekend, six College of Information Science students are putting their creativity, design skills and game...
09/18/2026

🎮 Game on!

This weekend, six College of Information Science students are putting their creativity, design skills and game development experience to the test at the Arizona Game Cup!

The statewide competition brings together student teams to collaborate, create original games and bring their ideas to life before presenting their work during the final pitches and awards ceremony.

We’re proud to see our Game Design students representing the U of A. 🌵🎮

Good luck, Wildcats! Bear Down! ❤️💙
We’re proud to see our students representing the UofA. 🌵🎮

09/17/2026

What is information science? 🤔 It’s a big question with a lot of answers.

We asked BSIS student Roger Palmenberg to share his perspective. For Roger, information science connects to countless fields—and he especially enjoys using data visualization to uncover insights and make information easier to understand. 📊💡

What does information science mean to you?

The future of work may be difficult to predict. But one thing in the latest federal projections is increasingly clear: k...
09/16/2026

The future of work may be difficult to predict. But one thing in the latest federal projections is increasingly clear: knowing how to work with data, information and emerging technologies will matter.

New federal projections point to strong growth for data scientists and computer and information research scientists—fields at the heart of several College of Information Science programs.

Liz Marsalla, career and engagement strategist and the college’s Student Career Center lead says, “Students must be able to understand the foundations and have relevant technical skills, of course, but perhaps more importantly, our students graduate with an understanding of how their knowledge can be applied across multiple contexts.”

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A new NewsNation report on the 10 fastest-growing jobs over the next decade highlights two careers with particularly strong connections to the College of Information Science: data scientists, ranked No. 3, and computer and information research scientists, ranked No. 8. The rankings are based on new....

🇬🇧 London is calling! ✈️Imagine spending a semester studying in one of the world’s most iconic cities. Through InfoSci G...
09/16/2026

🇬🇧 London is calling! ✈️

Imagine spending a semester studying in one of the world’s most iconic cities. Through InfoSci Global Tracks, eligible students can take their studies abroad to London, England while earning credits toward their degree.

📅 Applications are due Thursday, October 1!

Start planning your London adventure today. 🌍
studyabroad.arizona.edu/global-tracks

Haw-Shiuan Chang joined the College of Information Science as an assistant professor in 2026 after completing his PhD at...
09/15/2026

Haw-Shiuan Chang joined the College of Information Science as an assistant professor in 2026 after completing his PhD at the University of Massachusetts and serving as a postdoctoral scientist at Amazon. By studying how we can recover hidden human knowledge from what people write and use it to teach large language models to think more like we do, he fundamentally asks: What do we actually mean by intelligence?

Read more at: https://bit.ly/4r4ouJJ

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Now Through September 17: Order Your Knowledge River 25th Anniversary T-shirt!This commemorative t-shirt that celebrates...
09/14/2026

Now Through September 17: Order Your Knowledge River 25th Anniversary T-shirt!

This commemorative t-shirt that celebrates the scholars, connections and lasting impact of Knowledge River and its commitment to strengthening communities through library and information science is available for online purchase through September 10 only. Not a fundraiser.

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