/channels/news_feeds/all/term/info_studies_sch/rss en /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-mist-student-david-medcalfe-2026-mila-building-21-blue-fellow-partnership-mila-370085 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>SIS is pleased to announce MISt student David Medcalfe as a 2026 Mila-Building 21 BLUE Fellow</b></p> <p>Congratulations to David Medcalfe, a Master of Information Studies (MISt) student at the School of Information Studies, who has been selected as a 2026 Mila-Building 21 BLUE Fellow through a program run in partnership with Mila – Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute, one of the world’s leading research institutes in artificial intelligence.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:45:17 +0000 webfull 214549 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-sisfocas-internship-program-successfully-launches-368452 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>We are pleased to announce that the FOCAS internship program at 51�Թ���’s School of Information Studies has successfully been launched!</p> <p>Back in 2024, Dr. Gracen Brilmyer, Assistant Professor at SIS, received $520,000 CAD from the Mellon Foundation as part of the <a href="http://www.archivalfocas.org">FOCAS</a> program (Faculty Organizing for Community Archives Support) to support the archiving practices of historically marginalized communities (Read <a href="http://https://reporter.mcgill.ca/grant-will-advance-minority-inclusion-in-archival-studies/">here</a>). </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:27:04 +0000 webfull 212745 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ischools-featured-member-rebekah-willson-368136 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This month, Professor Rebekah Willson is the featured member on iSchools News.</p> <p>Read the interview article <a href="https://www.ischools.org/post/featured-member-willson">here</a> .</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:41:57 +0000 webfull 212381 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-mist-student-david-medcalfe-frqnt-recipient-366872 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to David Medcalfe, a Master of Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (51�Թ���), who has received the prestigious Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) Master’s Research Scholarship. The FRQNT scholarship is awarded on the basis of research and academic merit.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:46:50 +0000 webfull 210948 at /channels /channels/channels/news/school-information-studies-professors-awarded-56m-grant-propel-canada-forefront-cybersecurity-data-365987 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/sis_nserc_grant_announcement_1.png?itok=9OAuJW_6" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">9 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000 webfull 209975 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-phd-candidate-godwin-akrong-frqsc-recipient-365627 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to Godwin Akrong, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (51�Թ���), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et culture. The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.</p> <p>Godwin’s Research:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:48:15 +0000 webfull 209549 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-phd-candidate-chong-hu-frqnt-recipient-365626 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to Chong Hu, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (51�Թ���), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Quebec - Nature et Technologies scholarship! The FRQNT scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.</p> <p>Chong's research:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:35:23 +0000 webfull 209548 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-phd-student-feng-feis-project-awarded-mcgill-collaborative-ai-and-society-mccais-365610 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The School of Information Studies is very pleased to announce that our PhD Student, Feng Fei, along with her supervisor Prof. Benjamin Fung (PI) and Prof. Catherine Guastavino (Co-PI) have been awarded $10,000 CDN funding from the 51�Թ���Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS) for their project, “City-scale Urban Sound Synthesis Using Multimodal Generative AI”. As part of the <a href="/cdsi/">Computational &amp; Data Systems Initiative</a>, the award encourages interdisciplinary research aimed at understanding and positively influencing the impact of AI on Society.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:21:16 +0000 webfull 209531 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-phd-candidate-owen-stewart-robertson-awarded-wolfe-chair-graduate-fellowship-365608 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson has been selected for a Wolfe Chair Graduate Fellowship for the 2025-2026 year. Congratulations Owen! </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:59:17 +0000 webfull 209529 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-2-mccall-macbain-scholar-recipients-365607 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that two incoming MISt students Nina Zepcan, and Wala Al-Sadi have been awarded for the McCall McBain Scholarships. Congratulations Nina and Wala!</p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:42:59 +0000 webfull 209528 at /channels