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New Partnership Aims to Help UMD Further Diversify D.C. Region’s Tech Ecosystem

March 2, 2021 | Press Release

To increase female-identifying and non-binary students graduating with a tech degree at UMD by 12.5% in the next 5 years.

Alumni Spotlight: How iSchool Alumnus Helps Businesses Innovate and Adapt Using Transformational Tech – Brandon Turp BSIS ‘18

March 2, 2021 | UMD iSchool Staff

The desire to help modernize businesses’ infrastructure by implementing the next generation of disruptive technologies led Brandon to …

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George Mason & University of Maryland to Leverage 311 Data for Increased DMV Resilience During a Pandemic

February 26, 2021 | Press Release

Funded by the NSF, the team aims to provide tools to governments to better respond to regional disasters and crises.

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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UMD Driskell Center and iSchool Launch New Crowdsourcing Project to Preserve the Work of African American Art Pioneer

February 16, 2021 | Hayleigh Moore

Preserving African American visual art by providing a platform to make the Driskell Papers accessible. 

The Passing of Margaret Carty

February 10, 2021 | iSchool News

Margaret Carty, MLA Executive Director and pillar of the library community, passed on Feb 4, 2021.

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Alumni Spotlight: A Visionary in the Valley: An Alumna’s Journey to the Globe’s Center for Tech Innovation – Solace "Lacey" Arevalo-Sabado, HCIM ‘19

February 9, 2021 | iSchool News

Solace “Lacey” Arevalo-Sabado, HCIM’19, held an unflinching dream to make a name for herself in arguably the nation’s most reco …

UMAICS: Harnessing Data Science to Improve the Social Good, featuring Wei Ai

February 9, 2021 | iSchool News

Using machine learning techniques to influence positive behavior.