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Forging your career in the age of AI: A talk with alumna Elaine Lu
Alumna Elaine Lu (MISt 1997) is convinced that success in tech today depends on bridging disciplines. Lu, who is Vice President, Engineering Operations at the AI infrastructure company, CoreWeave, shared this and other insights with Faculty of Information students when she met with sessional lecturer Mehdi Ataei’s machine learning class (INF2179H) and guests earlier this […]
A tribute to Professor Emeritus Chun Wei Choo
Extraordinary knowledge management scholarship. Huge intellectual leadership. Amazing range and depth of expertise. Quiet clarity. And a spotless desk. By Colin Furness, Associate Professor, Faculty of Information The first course I took with Chun Wei Choo was just about thirty years ago. I still remember it vividly, learning about knowledge use (and non-use!) through examples […]
Faculty of Information is hiring professors
We are pleased to announce that the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is currently accepting applications for: 1. Full-time teaching stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Human-Centred Data Sciences. The application deadline is September 4, 2025. 2. Full-time tenure stream position at the rank of Associate Professor in Public […]
AI’s transforming everything, says alum Elaine Lu
Alumna Elaine Lu (MISt 1997) is convinced that success in tech today depends on bridging disciplines. Lu, who is Vice President, Engineering Operations at the AI infrastructure company, CoreWeave, shared this and other insights with Faculty of Information students when she met with sessional lecurer Mehdi Ataei’s machine learning class (INF2179H) and guests earlier this month. […]
Faculty of Information leads the way in co-op for graduate students
With co-op and experiential learning programs becoming more popular at graduate schools, participants at a major education conference were eager to hear from Faculty of Information experts on how they have grown and revamped the Master of Information (MI) co-op option in recent years. The Faculty of Information launched its co-op option in 2016 with […]
2025 Ian P. Sharp Lecture explores AI through the lens of Indigenous ethics
Watch video from the 2025 Ian P. Sharp lecture
Prof Jia Xue investigates image-based sexual abuse
Jia Xue — who was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2025 — has been announced a winner of the Ontario Government’s Early Researcher Award, a program that supports cutting-edge research benefiting industries and communities in Ontario. The funding will allow Xue to build a research team to examine a growing concern: image-based […]
PhD student’s Connaught fellowship supports research into outdoor gig workers
Ashique Thuppilikkat of the Faculty of Information has been named one of 15 doctoral students at the University of Toronto to receive a Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship for 2025-26. The annual fellowships are designed to offer doctoral students the opportunity to explore the world of public scholarship. Fellows focus on engaging the public through their scholarly […]
Four PhD students named Schwartz Reisman fellows
The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society has announced its 2025-26 graduate fellows including four doctoral students from the Faculty of Information. Along with 11 other PhD students from across U of T, they join SRI’s interdisciplinary community dedicated to ensuring that advanced technologies benefit all of society. SRI fellowships support interdisciplinary research that […]
A ‘feminist firebrand’ plots her post-retirement future
After decades of putting her stamp on policy matters related to communications and emerging technologies, Professor Leslie Regan Shade is officially retiring from the Faculty of Information, effective June 30. But given the number of students she mentored along the way and her extensive network, Shade’s academic legacy is sure to continue to thrive. Shade’s retirement […]
Smart cities, aging populations
Aging is not just personal, it is also societal. On June 10, Faculty of Information Dean Javed Mostafa and Professor Matt Ratto explored one of the most trending interdisciplinary topics: aging in cities hosted by the School of Cities. Through flash presentations, they shared recent research on health data and how urban environments affect aging […]
iSchool Institute brings industry leaders together to advance Canada’s AI readiness
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the global economy, the iSchool Institute is helping Canadian business and technology leaders strategically position themselves for the future. The iSchool Institute, which is the Faculty of Information’s professional education arm, recently convened senior leaders from across sectors for a one-day, in-person course: Operationalizing Generative AI: Executive Insights […]
Museum Studies students take capstone work from classroom to the world
As the 2025 capstone season concludes, students in the Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) program are showcasing the results of year-long collaborations with cultural and heritage sector partners. Ten project teams worked with museums, archives, and related organizations to develop and implement public-facing initiatives grounded in real-world needs. The students are mentored by Professors Irina […]
Class of ’25 celebrates spring convocation!
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! On Thursday, June 5, the Faculty of Information welcomed graduates and their families to a Convocation and Awards Celebration in the Learning Hub, right after the Spring Convocation ceremony. It was a joyful gathering filled with conversation, celebration, and plenty of photo-worthy moments. View photos from the ceremony and […]
Victoria Owen receives top research librarianship award
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) presented its 2025 CARL Award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship to Victoria Owen, Information Policy Scholar-Practitioner at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, and Special Advisor to the VP Dean on Information Accessibility at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Owen’s extraordinary career is defined by her […]
Obituary: Dean and Professor Adele Fasick (1930 – 2025)
Adele Fasick, a scholar of children’s libraries and literature and former Dean of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information, died last month in California. She was 95 years old. Fasick, who was born in New York City, was a significant figure in the field of library and information science, who arrived at the University […]
PhD grad, folk star, artist, etc – Camille Intson’s ‘multi-hyphenate’ life
Camille Intson jokingly refers to herself as Hannah Montana, but an even more apt comparison would be Hannah Montana on steroids. The fictional Disney character, after all, has only two personas – rockstar Hannah and regular high school student, Miley Stewart. Intson, in contrast, takes on multiple roles – recent PhD graduate, newly minted professor, […]
New scholarship supports BI students interested in public service
If the Bachelor of Information (BI) program had existed when Karla Weys was beginning her university studies back in the eighties, she is certain she would have applied. And now, with the benefit of hindsight and a long successful career working in government, Weys thinks a bachelor’s program in her field is more important than […]