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December 21, 2021
The Faculty of Information is pleased to bring you the first in a series of research reports, which detail what our professors and scholars are...
December 16, 2021
Dear Students and Colleagues, Wednesday evening (December 15), you received a message from the acting Provost informing you that, due to the Omicron variant, the...
December 15, 2021
The University of Toronto will delay most in-person learning until Jan. 31 to help curb the spread of COVID-19 amid the emergence of the Omicron...
November 9, 2021
By Rekha Morbia Professors are following in the footsteps of their students, taking to TikTok to share their videos. But while the students may be...
October 25, 2021
Beth Coleman, Professor at the Faculty of Information, is the inaugural director of the Black Research Network (photo by Brooke Williams) Professor Beth Coleman from the...
October 18, 2021
Before the pandemic, Canadian firms were moving rapidly to make use of the latest data science techniques, artificial intelligence advances and robotic-related technologies. But the severe recession caused by lockdowns and other Covid-19 restrictions delayed...
October 8, 2021
Dear Students and Colleagues, This is just a quick note to wish everybody in the Faculty of Information community a happy Thanksgiving and to say how much I’ve appreciated getting to...
September 22, 2021
A computer scientist and expert in the Internet of Things and wireless sensor networks, Maher Elshakankiri has joined the Faculty of Information as an Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream). He will start teaching workshops on the Internet of Things during the...
September 14, 2021
When the pandemic struck, prompting Professor Jenna Hartel to seek out high-quality multimedia resources in the library and information sciences field, she was disappointed by what she found. There were a couple of MOOCs...
September 2, 2021
As the Founding Director of the Faculty of Information’s new Learning Hub, Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream) Malayna Bernstein will build on innovative past initiatives, introduce new programs and strategies, and work with colleagues to formulate...
August 16, 2021
Informed Magazine 2021 is now out and available to read. A printed copy of the magazine will be sent to all 2020 and 2021 Faculty...
August 6, 2021
Originally trained as a lawyer, Armando Perla landed in the world of museums as a result of happenstance. He had moved from Washington D.C. to...
