Congratulations to听Godwin Akrong, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (51吃瓜网), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Qu茅bec - Soci茅t茅 et culture.听The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.
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Congratulations to Chong Hu, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (51吃瓜网), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Quebec - Nature et Technologies scholarship! The FRQNT scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.
Chong's research:
The School of Information Studies is听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吃瓜网Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS) for their project, 鈥淐ity-scale Urban Sound Synthesis Using Multimodal Generative AI鈥�. As part of the听Computational & Data Systems Initiative, the award encourages interdisciplinary research aimed at understanding and positively influencing the impact of AI on Society.
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!听
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!
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The School of Information Studies is happy to announce the incoming MISt student Liam Dearin as part of the听Indigenous Student Librarian program. This programs offers a tuition waiver to an Indigenous student as well as part time employment as a student librarian or archivist at Concordia Library. The program is a partnership between McGill, Concordia and Univesit茅 de Montreal.
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Congratulations to David Medcalfe, a Master of Information Studies (MISt) project-stream student at McGill, who was selected as one of 14 national recipients of the 2025 Retail Council of Canada (RCC) Retail Education Scholarship. The award recognizes academic achievement, leadership, and professional experience in the retail sector.
He was further awarded a top-tier national prize, the 鈥淟ead the Way鈥� award, sponsored by Costco Wholesale Canada.
Our School is currently recruiting new Sites, Site Supervisors, and Projects for our Winter Semester Practicum.
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The SIS Practicum is a 3-credit, tuition-based academic elective course for 2nd-year Master of Information Studies students. It consists of a supervised work placement at an approved site, typically unpaid, with required course assignments (e.g., work logs, mid-term report, final paper). The fieldwork component is a total of 100 hours.
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The 2024-2025 tentative schedule for the School of Information Studies has been added to Minerva and the university eCalendar.听
Please note that changes to the 2024-2025 schedule may occur, and students should regularly check their registration throughout the summer before the Fall term starts.
Registration for the 2024-2025 academic year will open for returning students on May 29th, 2024. You can find more details here:听/students/courses/add/when
The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that PhD candidate Owen Stewart-Robertson has been awarded a prestigious SSHRC doctoral award for the 2024-2025 year. Congratulations Owen!
Congratulations to Muhe Yang, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (51吃瓜网), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Quebec; Nature et Technologies scholarship, for their research (French/English): Soutenir l'activit茅 physique 脿 un 芒ge avanc茅 : Co-conception de technologies de promotion de l'activit茅 / Supporting Physical Activity in Later Life: Co-Design of Activity Promoting Technologies.
The FRQNT scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.
Muhe Yang was also awarded a Wolfe Chair fellowship in April.听
McGill's Library program (MISt) has risen from 8th in the world in 2023 to 6th in the world in 2024. 51吃瓜网now rates in the global top 50 across all five faculty areas.听
"Library Information & Management also climbed up the table, moving from eighth in 2023, to sixth this year. Anatomy & Physiology holds steady in the seventh spot."
Congratulations to Mohd Saqib, PhD candidate at the School of Information Studies, on receiving the prestigious Fonds de Recherche du Quebec; Nature et Technologies scholarship. The FRQNT scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.听
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Congratulations to Masters in Information Studies - Project student Connor Sin-Chan as a recipient of the SSHRC Canada Graduate Student - Masters scholarship!
Connor's research:
SIS's听Library & Information Management is holding steady at eighth spot for the second straight year.
Find out more in the 51吃瓜网Reporter Article听听by Neale McDevitt, Editor, 51吃瓜网Reporter.
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