Michael D. Gordon is Associate Dean for Information Technology; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Business Information Technology l. His research interests are in the areas of effective retrieval and use of information, the application of technology and social conventions to support learning and teaching, and the relationship between information technology and social responsibility. He has published extensively on information retrieval, especially retrieval using adaptive methods, and has been one of the developers of the emerging field of literature-based discovery. Currently, he is studying how to support a group's ability to contribute, structure, and access a common knowledge base in a ways that support deeper and fuller use of its contents. In his role as Associate Dean of Information Technology, he is supporting and studying educational experiments conducted by the faculty aimed at improving learning and teaching. He is also exploring the relationship between information technology and socially responsible business in areas including: poverty, health, education, and the environment.