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Jesse Anderson, InfoSci ’22, to Compete as Finalist in the UMD Do Good Challenge!
March 4, 2021 | UMD iSchool StaffAnderson 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 ReleaseTo 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 ReleaseFunded by the NSF, the team aims to provide tools to governments to better respond to regional disasters and crises.
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UMAICS: Harnessing Data Science to Improve the Social Good, featuring Wei Ai
February 9, 2021 | iSchool NewsUsing machine learning techniques to influence positive behavior.
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The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Conspiracy Theories, Math And The Presidential Election, featuring Jen Golbeck
November 20, 2020 | iSchool NewsDr. Jen Golbeck explains why Benford's Law cannot be used to identify voter fraud in the 2020 election.
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University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, and Facebook Team Up to Forecast Coronavirus Spread
November 19, 2020 | Press ReleaseData shared by 30M+ Facebook users world-wide will enable earlier detection of COVID-19 outbreaks, help communities to prepare, inform …
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UMD iSchool @ the ACM’s 2020 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW)
November 16, 2020 | Jessica VitakUMD iSchool's Dr. Jessica Vitak discusses the college's robust participation in the ACM's prestigious CSCW 2020 Conference.
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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 …
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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.