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PhD students Gagan Jindal and Priya Kumar Receive Prestigious Graduate School Fellowships/Awards

PhD students Gagan Jindal and Priya Kumar Receive Prestigious Graduate School Fellowships/Awards

May 28, 2020 | iSchool News

Celebrating the excellence of graduate students and providing valuable financial support.

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Student-Athletes’ Use of Their Performance Data; Evaluating Tech to Regulate Anxiety – UMD iSchool Papers Awarded at CHI 2020

May 21, 2020 | iSchool News

The ACM annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) is considered the most prestigious in the field of human–comput …

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Resources for Hands-off Learning at Home

May 20, 2020 | Caro Williams-Pierce Nihal Katirci, Ekta Shokeen

Tips on how to make e-learning and social distancing work for families with children, including a list of resources.

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What Gaming Has Taught Us About the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 13, 2020 | iSchoolNews

Dr. Caro Williams-Pierce warns against the recent instances of comparing COVID-19 to pandemic video games.

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Mega Subramaniam Elected to the ALISE Board as Director for External Relations

May 12, 2020 | iSchool News

With plans to enhance the interdisciplinary nature of LIS and stimulate innovation.

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Gagan Jindal, PhD Student: Assessing the Value of Crowdsourced Repositories for Chronic Illness Management

May 12, 2020 | iSchoolNews

Assessing how adults with chronic illnesses can better manage their health through better access to health information.

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Alumna Katelyn Attanasio on Why Libraries Shouldn’t Do Curbside During COVID-19

May 7, 2020 | iSchoolNews

Why curbside library pickup should not be compared to restaurant pickup.

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Dr. Ana Ndumu Speaks About the Library’s Role in the 2020 Census on the Power Station Podcast

May 7, 2020 | iSchoolNews

Americans have lost confidence in Congress, the courts, and the media but the library remains a trusted resource.

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OneZero: Data Thieves Are Targeting Dead People’s Social Media Accounts (featuring Jessica Vitak)

April 29, 2020 | iSchoolNews

Even people who do have legitimate access to a dead person’s account could misuse it warns Dr. Vitak.