/channels/news_feeds/all/term/info_studies_sch/rss en /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-phd-candidate-benedicte-danjou-frqsc-recipient-372906 <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 BĂ©nĂ©dicte D'Anjou, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (91ɬÂţ), has received a Fonds de Recherche du QuĂ©bec - SociĂ©tĂ© et culture. The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.</p> <p>BĂ©nĂ©dicte’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">12 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 12 May 2026 14:34:30 +0000 webfull 218088 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-phd-candidate-kundan-sheikh-frqsc-recipient-372905 <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 Kundan Sheikh, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (91ɬÂţ), has received a Fonds de Recherche du QuĂ©bec - SociĂ©tĂ© et culture. The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.</p> <p>Kundan'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">12 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 12 May 2026 14:10:51 +0000 webfull 218086 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-mccall-macbain-scholar-recipient-372883 <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 the incoming MISt student Nick Lundrigan has been awarded for the McCall McBain Scholarships. Congratulations Nick!</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">8 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 08 May 2026 18:57:31 +0000 webfull 218062 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-faculty-members-secured-4m-research-contract-strengthen-canadas-critical-infrastructure-372762 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Many essential physical systems, such as smart grids and transportation networks, rely on integrated software and firmware. As these systems become increasingly interconnected, they evolve into critical cyber-physical systems and Internet-of-Things (IoT) environments with a heightened risk of cyberattacks. SIS faculty members Benjamin Fung and Steven Ding have been awarded a $4M research contract from Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to develop AI-powered security solutions.</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">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:20 +0000 webfull 217898 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-mist-student-lucie-markus-awarded-sshrc-cgsm-award-372270 <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 MISt student Lucie Markus has been awarded a prestigious SSHRC CGSM award for the 2026-2027 year. Congratulations Lucie!</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">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:26:50 +0000 webfull 217232 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-mist-student-nina-zepcan-2026-mila-building-21-blue-fellow-371147 <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 Nina Zepcan, 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</p> <p>Please read <a href="https://www.building21.ca/scholars/nina-zepcan">here</a></p> <p>Project:</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">6 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:33:05 +0000 webfull 215783 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sis-pleased-announce-mist-student-yan-theriault-2026-mila-building-21-blue-fellow-371146 <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 Yan ThĂ©riault, 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</p> <p>Please read <a href="https://www.building21.ca/scholars/yan-theriault">here</a></p> <p><b>"<em>Playful encounters: Letting whimsy guide our interactions with organizing systems</em></b></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">6 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:30:22 +0000 webfull 215782 at /channels /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 – QuĂ©bec 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 91ɬÂţ’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