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University of Maryland Launches New Social Data Science Center with Support from Facebook
September 9, 2020 | Press ReleaseInitial Projects include Survey Tools to Track, Predict COVID-19 ‘Hot Spots’

Maryland Today: Visualizing Vehicle Safety, featuring TJ Rainsford
September 8, 2020 | iSchool NewsLed by PhD student TJ Rainsford, an iSchool team created a geographical data visualization tool to support PG County's initiative to …

Alumni Spotlight: iSchool Lays the Foundation for Alumna’s Career in Academic Librarianship – Joyce Garczynski MLS ‘09
September 8, 2020 | iSchool NewsThe foundation for Joyce Garczynski’s, MLS ’09, career in librarianship was built from her experience in the Master of Library Scie …

School Library Journal: The Right and Wrong Way To Make Decisions in a Crisis | Reimagining Libraries, featuring Mega Subramaniam
September 4, 2020 | iSchool NewsAs a part of her crowdsourcing project to reimagine libraries, Mega Subramaniam published her fourth SLJ article, discussing how deci …

Dr. Mega Subramaniam (center), stands together with two of her Kyrgyz colleagues.
Fulbright: Hosted by the Library and Information Consortium of the Kyrgyz Republic, featuring Mega Subramaniam
September 4, 2020 | iSchool NewsAs a Fulbright Specialist, Mega Subramaniam used her expertise to train librarians in the Kyrgyz Republic on how to improve their enga …

MLIS Student Working to Connect Library Services to Children
August 28, 2020 | iSchool NewsMLIS student Angela Pfeiffer discusses her responsibilities as a Children's Library Associate II and how her role has changed during …

Research Will Test Finger-worn Sensor That Tracks Stroke Survivors’ Arm Movements
August 28, 2020 | Press ReleaseDr. Eun Kyoung Choe to work with UMass research team on project awarded $2.4 million NIH grant.

Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility
SIGACCESS Release: Jonathan Lazar – Outstanding Contribution Recipient 2020
August 27, 2020 | SIGACCESSDr. Jonathan Lazar was named the winner of the 2020 ACM SIGACCESS Award (Special Interest Groups on Accessible Computing) for Out …

BSIS Student Builds Database for the Library of Congress
August 27, 2020 | iSchool NewsAs a summer intern at the Library of Congress, Sarah Patrick transformed a print resource into an interactive digital experience.