information science

RUNC: Aashka Dave

February 14, 2024

Aashka Dave studies the relationship between climate data, mis- and disinformation, and the financial impacts of climate change.

Connecting Humans and Computers

November 19, 2021

For most of her life, Ayana Monroe has been fascinated by how people and computers connect — a field called human-computer interaction. Now, as a UNC-Chapel Hill junior and Chancellor’s Science Scholar, she engages in research to improve how we use technology to acquire information. She wants to teach the next generation to do the same.

Maggie Melo

September 15, 2021

Maggie Melo is an assistant professor within the UNC School of Information and Library Science. She studies how design and spatial interventions can be integrated into makerspaces and other environments to foster the inclusion of diverse user communities.