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Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Womens’ Right to Vote: Free Exhibits

March 22, 2021 | UMD iSchool Staff

Free, virtual women's suffrage exhibits compiled in honor of Women's History Month and the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

Celebrating Exceptional Black Library Leaders, Alumni of the UMD iSchool

February 25, 2021 | Mia K. Hinckle

Stories of six exceptional leaders transforming the library and information science community.

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Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor, Naeemul Hassan

November 10, 2020 | iSchool News

Naeemul is focused on computational journalism and social sensing, working on a number of projects with faculty and staff from the UMD …

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Photo of Dr. Tamara Clegg and UMD alumnus Torey Smith, former wide receiver for the North Carolina Panthers

A Tale of Two Identities: How Data Literacy Can Serve Underrepresented Student-Athletes in STEM

October 20, 2020 | Hayleigh Moore

Examining how health and fitness data tracking tools can help athletes learn about data literacy, inspire STEM pursuits, and simult …

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Confidence in Institutions in a Time of Mistrust

July 23, 2020 | iSchool News

UMD iSchool faculty discuss having confidence in government and institutions despite growing mistrust caused by the Covid-19 pandemic …

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Brookings: Where Would Racial Progress in Policing be Without Camera Phones? featuring Nicol Turner Lee

June 12, 2020 | Nicol Turner Lee

Technology is becoming part of the story regarding how marginalized populations in the U.S.

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Digital Privacy News: Ease of Voice Recognition Technology Brings Great Risks, featuring Jessica Vitak

June 12, 2020 | Jessica Vitak

Technology creates additional convenience for users, it poses a threat to their privacy.