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(Video) GEM Analytics Industry Expert Series: Data and Its Application in a Streaming Media Company

May 3, 2022 | iSchool News Staff
How 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 Moore
This month, UMD recognizes the impact of Jewish Americans at the University and beyond. Here the iSchool compiles a list of resources, …

AJ Rudd (left) and Aishwarya Tare (right)

Putting the ‘AR’ into Art

April 28, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore
Two 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 Staff
Dr. 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 Staff
Drs. 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 Moore
23 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 Moore
This week-long event engaged students from across the region in cybersecurity, design, and data analytics projects to tackle real-world …
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(Video) Search Mastery Speaker Series: Supporting Children’s Online Information Discovery

April 6, 2022 | iSchool News Staff
Dr. Jerry Alan Fails and Dr. Sole Pera present CAST, a new search engine interface developed to empower emergent searchers and improve …
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Maryland Giving Day – March 9, 2022

March 8, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore
Read about one student's inspirational story and how Giving Day is helped her pursue a degree in information science.