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University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, and Facebook Team Up to Forecast Coronavirus Spread

Data shared by 30M+ Facebook users world-wide will enable earlier detection of COVID-19 outbreaks, help communities to prepare, inform …

UMD iSchool Sends 30 Students to Grace Hopper Celebration

The annual Grace Hopper Celebration brings together 30,000+ women in tech from across 115+ countries.

Dr. Jonathan Lazar, recipient of the ACM SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility, pictured lecturing on digital accessibility at the UMD iSchool (photo by Craig Taylor)

UMD iSchool Faculty and Students Lead the Way at the ASSETS 2020 Conference

As a leader in the development of and advocacy for accessible information technology, systems, and research – the UMD iSchool is repr …

Staff Spotlight: Scheduling and Data Management Coordinator, Fernando Marciano

Fernando served in the Navy as an Aircraft Launch and Recovery Specialist and is working towards earning his MIM degree from the iS …

Staff Spotlight: Tetyana Bezbabna, Assistant Director of Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove

Meet Assistant Director of the Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove, Tetyana Bezbabna!

Alumni Spotlight: Keys to Succeeding in the Forensic Investigation Field – Pranali Shetty, MIM ‘15

Forensic investigation is a challenging field where information plays a key role, from cyber threat investigations to extracting eviden …

UMD iSchool Awards $109K to 2019-20 Outstanding Students

The UMD iSchool is pleased to share the full list of 2019-2020 college scholarship and award winners, totaling over $109K in support t …

Alumni Spotlight: Keys to Succeeding in the Forensic Investigation Field – Pranali Shetty, MIM ‘15

Forensic investigation is a challenging field where information plays a key role, from cyber threat investigations to extracting eviden …

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