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The Baltimore Sun: Harford County Library CEO Named New Chairwoman of Maryland Humanities Board
November 13, 2020 | iSchool NewsAs chair of the board, University of Maryland iSchool MLS alumna Mary Hastler will continue Maryland Humanities' racial equity work. …
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.