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Preservation Maryland’s Free Online Photography Collection Expands Online
April 29, 2020 | iSchoolNewsUMD iSchool graduate student Connor Mullane assisted in digitizing and processing images.

OneZero: Data Thieves Are Targeting Dead People’s Social Media Accounts (featuring Jessica Vitak)
April 29, 2020 | iSchoolNewsEven people who do have legitimate access to a dead person’s account could misuse it warns Dr. Vitak.

UMD iSchool Excellence Award Winners 2019-2020 Announced
April 28, 2020 | iSchool NewsRecipients of the college's awards recognizing excellence in student leadership, teaching, and staff support are announced.

Alumni Spotlight: Re-Envisioning the Role of Libraries in Teaching and Learning – Jean Donham, MLS ‘72
April 24, 2020 | iSchoolNewsAt the start of her professional career, Dr. Jean Donham taught at a middle school in the small town of Ames, Iowa.

Dr. Paul Shelden
Dr. Paul Shelden, musician, educator, and UMD iSchool alumnus, passed April 17, 2020
April 23, 2020 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEA lifetime of bringing the joy of music to more than a quarter million NYC public school children.

ACM Interactions Magazine: Reading Recommendations from Priya Kumar
April 23, 2020 | iSchool NewsPriya Kumar, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) shares her favorite reads in th …

Jen Golbeck TEDx Talk: Society One Algorithm at a Time
April 22, 2020 | iSchoolNewsDr. Jen Golbeck's TEDxYouth talk, Transforming Society One Algorithm at a Time, discusses how the already pervasive collecti …

Alumni Spotlight: Keys to Succeeding in the Forensic Investigation Field – Pranali Shetty, MIM ‘15
April 21, 2020 | iSchool NewsForensic investigation is a challenging field where information plays a key role, from cyber threat investigations to extracting eviden …

Student Spotlight: Alisha Pradhan, PhD Student
April 20, 2020 | iSchool NewsAlisha Pradhan’s interest in accessibility and aging research had sparked after pursuing the HCIM program at the UMD iSchool as well …