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Leveraging Partnerships to Produce Award-Winning School Librarian Leaders

July 23, 2020 | Hayleigh Moore

Creating opportunities for students to learn inside and outside of the classroom alongside school librarians.

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CNBC: How the government could ban TikTok — and what else you need to know, featuring Jen Golbeck

July 20, 2020 | Tom Huddleston Jr.

The US government is considering banning TikTok, one of the most popular apps on the market, due to concerns that the app may be sharin …

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Universities at Shady Grove Blog: How Technology is Helping People with Traumatic Brain Injuries

July 20, 2020 | Galina Madjaroff Reitz

Amazon's Alexa can help people with brain injuries regain independence and feel supported in their own home.

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Smithsonian Magazine: Help Transcribe Field Notes Penned by S. Ann Dunham, a Pioneering Anthropologist and Barack Obama’s Mother, featuring Diana Marsh

July 20, 2020 | Courtney Sexton

Diana Marsh led a project to digitize the field notebooks of S. Ann Dunham, economic anthropologist and mother of Barack Obama---and to …

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PhD Student Spotlight: Pramod Chundury

July 16, 2020 | iSchool News

Meet PhD Student, Pramod Chundury!

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Faculty Spotlight: Tamara (Tammy) Clegg, Associate Professor

July 16, 2020 | iSchool News

Meet Associate Professor, Tamara Clegg!

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Faculty Spotlight: Bridgette Comanda, Adjunct Lecturer and School Library Program Experiential Learning Coordinator

July 16, 2020 | iSchool News

Meet Adjunct Lecturer and School Library Program Experiential Learning Coordinator, Bridgette Comanda!

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MLIS Student Tannaz Motevalli Named 2020-21 ALA Spectrum Scholar

July 16, 2020 | Mia K. Hinckle

ALA Spectrum Scholarships are awarded annually to a select group of exceptional students who promote equity, diversity, and inclusion i …