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MLIS Student Leigh Amadi Dunewood Awarded ALA Spectrum Scholarship

August 8, 2023 | Olivia Borgula

The esteemed scholarship program provides financial and professional opportunities to high-achieving students 

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Five Projects Awarded the Inaugural SoDa Seed Grant

July 12, 2023 | Info Staff

Funding provided to projects that seek to solve social media misinformation, vulnerable community infrastructure, and racial injustice

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Maryland Today: Why Is Everyone Joining Threads? (ft. Jen Golbeck)

July 11, 2023 | MD Today Staff

Twitter’s new rival surges despite snags - a UMD social media expert explains why

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INFO Biblioterp Podcast Launches! Episode 1: Dr. Diana Marsh, Dinosaurs, the Smithsonian, and her Book

March 23, 2023 | Mia K. Hinckle

An INFO college podcast where host Dr. Jen Golbeck dives into innovative information science books.

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The INFO College Celebrates Black History Month

February 1, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff

Papers, events, and projects that highlight the Black community.

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Frank Burke (seated) at the July 4, 1969 ceremony on the Constitution Avenue steps in Washington, D.C.

Preserving History, Remembering a Pioneer

November 11, 2022 | UMD University Relations Staff

David McCartney and James Petersen founded the Dr. Frank G. Burke Endowed Graduate Research Award

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Dr. Galina Reitz Develops iTAP a Collaborative Project Providing Technology Support to the Senior Community

September 19, 2022 |

Local stakeholders and engaged knowledgeable students are eager to teach, support, train and help with basic computer skills.

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Two UMD Info College Faculty Members Establish New Archival Repatriation Committee

June 10, 2022 | iSchool News Staff

The new Committee is a major step towards enacting more Native and Indigenous repatriation archival policy.