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Knowledge graph for Southside owners harmed by urban renewal, by Nick de Raet
UMD Students Studying Archival Technology & AI Make Real-World Impact
July 15, 2024 | Mia K. Hinckle19 UMD students participating in AICollaboratory summer courses aid Ashville Reparations Commission
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“It’s My Turn”: From School Teacher to Director of Education at the National Cryptologic Museum
July 2, 2024 | Maia JohnstonA profile of MLIS alum Jennifer Robertson
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UMD MLS alum Nancy Balz
Committing to Lifelong Learning and Public Service
June 25, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonMLS alum Nancy Balz shares the inspiration behind her philanthropy
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News Release: Freedom to Read Foundation Announces 2024 Conable Conference Scholarship Recipients
June 21, 2024 | Joyce McIntosh FTRFEtana Laing, MLIS student at the INFO College, is one of two recipients of this prestigious scholarship
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Kevin Beverly
A Storied Career of Transforming Global Health Through Data
May 28, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonA profile of MLS alumnus Kevin Beverly, UMD INFO College graduate
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Ariel Segal (at center) and colleagues from around the world, including head of the Library of Congress Collections Digitization Division Tom Rieger (at right), at the Society for Imaging Science and Technology Archiving 2024 Conference at the National Archives celebrate after Segal's Hebrew Manuscripts presentation
Library of Congress Digitizes Rare Hebrew Manuscripts, Opening Centuries of Jewish History to the World
May 7, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonMLS alumnus Ariel Segal worked on the years-long project
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Press Release: UMD INFO’s Allison Jennings-Roche Named 2024 LJ Mover & Shaker
May 1, 2024 | Library JournalLJ’s Class of 2024 Movers & Shakers highlights 50 individuals helping move library work forward