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Preserving the Legacy of an American Opera Icon
November 11, 2021 | Jessica GrimmerMLIS student shares her experience at the Library of Congress processing the materials of the late opera singer, Jessye Norman.
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Loud Gleeful Learning
November 5, 2021 | Caro Williams-PierceSupporting and provoking adult play in formal contexts.
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ASSETS 2021 celebrated 50 years of its sponsor, ACM SIGACCESS, including a 1970s-inspired logo designed by Rachel Wood, a Trace-affiliated PhD student in the UMD iSchool.
Trace Faculty and Students Contribute to a Successful Virtual ASSETS 2021
November 3, 2021 | iSchool NewsTrace faculty and students contribute work and play key leadership roles at ASSETS 2021, which marks landmark 50th anniversaries for bo …
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PhD Alumni Spotlight: Navigating the HUman eXperience – Gagan Jindal, ‘20
October 28, 2021 | Hayleigh MooreGagan Jindal’s unexpected journey to creating a more accessible and meaningful user experience for all.
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Digitized 17-18th Century Documents Shed Light on Nipmuc History
October 20, 2021 | iSchool NewsiSchool PhD student Lydia Curliss co-curated new online exhibit on the relationship between the indigenous Nipmuc communities and settl …
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Precious Abujana (left) and Andrea N Gutmann Fuentes (right)
iSchool Students Precious Abujana and Andrea Gutmann Fuentes awarded 2021 ALA Spectrum Scholarships
October 14, 2021 | Hayleigh MooreAbujana and Fuentes are among the American Library Association’s 60 Spectrum Scholarship award recipients for 2021.
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Citizen Panel: What Values Should Regulate Social Media?
October 13, 2021 | iSchool NewsiSchool PhD student Anna Lenhart & EViD Lab host citizen panel on what values should impact legislation on content moderation of so …
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Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility
Jonathan Lazar Named Director of the Trace R&D Center
October 11, 2021 | Liz ZogbyAfter 50 years, Trace Founder and Director Gregg Vanderheiden passes the gavel to a new director to carry the Trace legacy of accessibi …