News from Informatics Programs

  • Informatics PhD Students Achieve Major Academic Milestones in 2025–2026

    Jul 16, 2026 9:00 am

    The Informatics PhD Program celebrated a year of significant student achievement!

  • Informatics PhD student presents mixed reality movement app at international conference

    Jun 29, 2026 10:30 am

    Informatics PhD student Robbie Sieczkowski's project, "The mv lab spatial trainer," is a mixed-reality app designed to help users learn and practice foundational concepts in Laban-Bartenieff Movement Analysis (LBMA).

  • Adler and Wang to present at RESPECT 2026

    Jun 8, 2026 3:45 pm

    Associate Professor Rachel Adler and Informatics PhD student Olive Wang will present their work...

  • Vaez Afshar selected as 2026 APT Student Scholar

    Apr 23, 2026 2:45 pm
    The Association for Preservation Technology (APT) International has named Informatics PhD student Sepehr Vaez Afshar as a 2026 Student Scholar. Established in 1985, the APT Student Scholarship annually recognizes ten students worldwide whose work advances preservation technology through innovative and impactful approaches.

  • Wang receives AccessComputing funding for video game project

    Apr 2, 2026 10:15 am

    Informatics PhD student, Olive Wang, awarded mini-grant

  • Illinois dance professor creates virtual reality dance game...

    Mar 23, 2026 4:45 pm

    An article on the News Bureau website.

  • In Memoriam: Jingfang (Kelly) Zhang

    Jan 21, 2026 11:15 am

    Jingfang was a resilient and determined scholar. She earned her MSIM from the iSchool before joining the Informatics PhD Program.

  • In Memoriam: Eugene Cox

    Sep 15, 2025 2:00 pm

    Eugene truly embraced the interdisciplinary nature of the Informatics program through his coursework and research interests. 

  • Instructors Ranked As Excellent By Students – Spring 2025

    Aug 21, 2025 4:45 pm

    Two of the informatics instructors, Elizabeth Matresse (English PhD student) and Joshua Muzei (Informatics PhD student), ranked as excellent.

  • Wang wins grand prize at Research Live

    Apr 12, 2025 3:45 pm

    Informatics PhD student, Olivia Wang, won the Grand Prize at the 2025 Research Live! competition

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