News: Events
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(Video) ALA Lecture Series: ALA President Patty Wong
May 16, 2022 | iSchool News StaffWong shares her 37-year journey with the ALA and the association's ongoing commitment to equity and inclusion.
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(Video) Search Mastery Speaker Series: Manchester vs. Cranfield
May 5, 2022 | iSchool News StaffA discussion about why we answer questions, and how a new paradigm can justify crafting search queries that go beyond information seeki …
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(Video) GEM Analytics Industry Expert Series: Data and Its Application in a Streaming Media Company
May 3, 2022 | iSchool News StaffHow data is used at a streaming media company to shape the future of content.
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Jewish American Heritage at UMD
May 2, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreThis month, UMD recognizes the impact of Jewish Americans at the University and beyond. Here the iSchool compiles a list of resources, …
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Putting the ‘AR’ into Art
April 28, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreTwo immersive media projects developed by iSchool students featured in Arts for All showcase.
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(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series: Technology for the Vulnerable – Studies in Designing for Access to Basic Needs
April 18, 2022 | iSchool News StaffDr. Ronald Metoyer presents two projects his lab is developing to bridge the gap between tech innovation access and vulnerable populati …
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(Video) SoDa Symposium: Universal Adaptability – A Target-Independent Approach to Inference
April 14, 2022 | iSchool News StaffDrs. Christoph Kern and Michael P. Kim present framework for ensuring protections of subpopulations and unbiased algorithmic conclusion …
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HCIL Faculty and Students to Participate in CHI 2022
April 12, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore23 members of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab will present their research at prestigious HCI conference.
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iSchool Hosts 5th Annual Info Challenge
April 7, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreThis week-long event engaged students from across the region in cybersecurity, design, and data analytics projects to tackle real-world …