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Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor, Naeemul Hassan
November 10, 2020 | iSchool NewsNaeemul is focused on computational journalism and social sensing, working on a number of projects with faculty and staff from the UMD …
PhD Student Spotlight: Xiaoyun Huang
November 10, 2020 | iSchool NewsXiaoyun is currently exploring how people present themselves across their social media ecosystems and what factors could influence the …
Staff Spotlight: IT Coordinator, Allan Oliveros
November 10, 2020 | iSchool NewsAllan is currently focused on providing tech support to faculty and staff to make sure they are able to use tech equipment just as effe …
Faculty Spotlight: Adjunct Lecturer, Nancy Roderer
November 10, 2020 | iSchool NewsAn "iSchool hanger-on," Nancy began a long association with the school as a student and has returned sporadically over the years to te …
Social Media’s Impact on the 2020 Presidential Election: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
November 3, 2020 | Hayleigh Moore Mia HinckleSocial media has been a tool for boosting civic engagement, but also a vehicle for surprisingly convincing fake news and videos.
Alumni Spotlight: Alumna Praises iSchool as the Heart of Nation’s Archival World – Ann Abney, MLS ‘16
November 2, 2020 | iSchool NewsAnn currently works as the Special Projects Archivist for the South Carolina Political Collections (SCPC) at the University of South Ca …
UMD iSchool Sends 30 Students to Grace Hopper Celebration
October 27, 2020 | Mia K. HinckleThe annual Grace Hopper Celebration brings together 30,000+ women in tech from across 115+ countries.
Dr. Niklas Elmqvist & Purdue to Develop Virtual Reality Workforce Training Tech
October 26, 2020 | Mia K. HinckleFunded by a $5M NSF Grant to develop more effective workforce training methods using augmented, virtual, and extended realities.
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
October 23, 2020 | Mia K. HinckleAs a leader in the development of and advocacy for accessible information technology, systems, and research – the UMD iSchool is repr …