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PhD Alumni Spotlight: To Build or Not to Build? – Myeong Lee, PhD ‘19

September 15, 2021 | Hayleigh Moore

While planning his Master’s degree thesis, Myeong Lee was offered a simple question - "Do you want to build something or understand s …

Maryland Today: Merrill College, iSchool to Offer ‘From-Anywhere’ Master’s in Data Journalism

September 7, 2021 | Josh Land

Applications will be accepted this fall for new data journalism Master's program.

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FoodScrap: Promoting Rich Data Capture and Reflective Food Journaling Through Speech Input

August 23, 2021 | iSchool News

Analyzing how speech input can support low-burden and reflective food journaling.

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(Illustration by Loadmaster courtesy of DocNow)

Counting Tweets

August 17, 2021 | iSchool News

UMD iSchool Research Faculty member Edward Summers explains how to use a new Twitter API endpoint. 

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STEM Education Struggle in the U.S.: The Key Piece We’ve Been Missing

April 12, 2021 | UMD iSchool Staff

In The Promise of Access, Dr. Daniel Greene shares a radical perspective on why tech solutions aren’t solving complex socia …

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Jesse Anderson, College of Information Studies (left); Veeraj Shah, School of Public Health (right)

Jesse Anderson, InfoSci ’22, to Compete as Finalist in the UMD Do Good Challenge!

March 4, 2021 | UMD iSchool Staff

Anderson and partner Veeraj Shah's startup nonprofit organization, Chat Health, will be showcased as the competition continues through …

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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.

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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.

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.