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- Technopopulism and the Assault on Indian Democracy
- Generative Agents: Interactive Simulacra of Human Behavior
- AGI is Coming… Is HCI Ready?
- Algorithmic Governance: Auditing Online Systems for Bias and Misinformation
- Studying GenAI as a Cultural Technology: Provocations for Understanding the Cultural Entanglements of AI
- The State of Design Knowledge in Human-AI Interaction
- Amy Bruckman, Georgia Tech
- Jeff Bigham, CMU and Apple
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- BA - Information Science (College of Arts & Sciences)
- BS - Information Science (CALS)
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The BA in Information Science (IS) allows students to study the design and use of information systems in a social context. The field studies the creation, representation, organization, application, and analysis of information in digital form. The focus of Information Science is on technological systems and their use, approached through an interdisciplinary approach with a variety of methodologies.
See the Admission Requirements page to learn more about how to declare the Info Sci major, transfer into the major from another Cornell college, or transfer in from another institution.
The Degree Requirements page details the program's core courses, programming and math requirements, its seven concentrations, and approved electives.
Students must meet certain criteria for good standing at the end of each semester. See the Criteria for Good Standing page for more information.
See the Honors Requirements page to review the guidelines to obtain research honors in Information Science
For more information about the major, please feel free to contact us by email, visit our undergraduate student services office located in 512 Rhodes Hall, or via email.