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Medium: HCIL 2019-2020 News Roundup

June 22, 2020 | Huaishu Peng

UMD Human-Computer Interaction Lab’s (HCIL) 2019-2020 accomplishments

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Press Release: Naeemul Hassan Awarded $228,000 NSF Grant For Collaborative Project

June 22, 2020 | UMD Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Dr. Naeemul Hassan and collaborators aim to design and develop computational models to automatically detect video clickbait. 

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David Weintrop Awarded Prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship

June 18, 2020 | Chris Samoray

Dr. David Weintrop receives $70K award to integrate computing and the powerful ideas of computer science into classrooms.

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School Library Journal: COVID-19 Is an Opportunity to Rethink Youth Librarianship | Reimagining Libraries, featuring Mega Subramaniam

June 12, 2020 | Mega Subramaniam

Discusses how libraries have adapted to continue serving their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Co-Principal Investigator Added to SFS Grant: Charles Harry

New Co-Principal Investigator Added to SFS Grant: Charles Harry

June 11, 2020 | ACES

The CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) grant is funded through the National Science Foundation to provide educational and profes …

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Two UMD iSchool Faculty Members Join FAS COVID-19 Task Force

May 29, 2020 | iSchool News

The Federation of American Scientists has assembled teams of world-class experts to examine and advise on various facets of the COVID …

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Mega Subramaniam Elected to the ALISE Board as Director for External Relations

May 12, 2020 | iSchool News

With plans to enhance the interdisciplinary nature of LIS and stimulate innovation.

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Dr. Ana Ndumu Speaks About the Library’s Role in the 2020 Census on the Power Station Podcast

May 7, 2020 | iSchoolNews

Americans have lost confidence in Congress, the courts, and the media but the library remains a trusted resource.