{"id":213,"date":"2025-10-11T03:12:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T03:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2026-09-02T20:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:10:45","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SLIS_horiz_white_PMS-e1766111514584.jpg\" alt=\"Simmons University School of Library and Information Science\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News &amp; Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IS&amp;T Colloquium\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IS&amp;T Meetups and Discussions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI and Information Literacy: Research Reimagined<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SLIS-AI-Task-Force-FLYER-3-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/ai\/\">Beyond the Hype and Fear: Conversations on AI Ethics and LIS<\/a><\/b>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dean Sanda Erdelezus led discussions with Don Simmons, Naresh Agarwal, and Mei Zhang regarding Bias, truth, environment, data, copyright, privacy, and emotions\/social chatbots, human labor, and power through this three-part event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Session 1: April 9th, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Session 2: April 16th, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Session 3: April 23rd, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FactFictionTheFeed_ISTEvent-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/in-person-event\/\">Fact, Fiction, and the Feed<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don Simmons facilitated a panel of both SLIS professors and the Dean of the department. All four of the panelists discussed their personal connection and hopes of the future with AI emerging technology and information literacy in today&#8217;s climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday, November 12, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IST-Lu-Lecture-Announcement-2-1-1-1187x1536.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/online_event\/\">Complex Perceptions of Social Media Misinformation in China<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Zhicong Lu, an assistant professor at George Mason University, delivered a guest lecture on social media misinformation in China, presenting findings from two studies that explored user perceptions and trust in different media sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday, October 27, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Refer to Research Areas \u2192 Specific area \u2192 Faculty pages \u2192 Talks for more past events<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Visual-2-Allen-Smith_01-scaled-1-1-e1760152268944-rlfamsqwtpvi6kwsaqm0p4h7mw00wdjcty2nq1t6o0.jpg\" alt=\"Visual-2-Allen-Smith_01-scaled (1)\" title=\"Visual-2-Allen-Smith_01-scaled (1)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/istlab\/index.php\/2021\/04\/14\/allen-smith-symposium\/\"><strong>Allen Smith Symposium<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;The 10th Annual Allen Smith Symposium on Innovation and Equity: Technology, Ethics, and the Future of LIS.&nbsp;Thursday, April 29 and 30, 2021&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please email us at istlab@simmons.edu if you have any questions or would like to collaborate with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simmons.edu\/academics\/departments\/slis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simmons SLIS<\/a> on Social Media!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simmonsslis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br> Facebook<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SimmonsSLIS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\"><br> Twitter<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFhJ66VT0hcBa5pUOxuZP5Q\" target=\"_blank\"><br> Youtube<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/simmonsslis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br> Linkedin<\/a><br> <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M172.268 501.67C26.97 291.031 0 269.413 0 192 0 85.961 85.961 0 192 0s192 85.961 192 192c0 77.413-26.97 99.031-172.268 309.67-9.535 13.774-29.93 13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSimmons University,<br>\n300 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News &amp; 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