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Alumni Spotlight: Re-Envisioning the Role of Libraries in Teaching and Learning – Jean Donham, MLS ‘72

April 24, 2020 | iSchoolNews

At the start of her professional career, Dr. Jean Donham taught at a middle school in the small town of Ames, Iowa.

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​Dr. Paul Shelden

Dr. Paul Shelden, musician, educator, and UMD iSchool alumnus, passed April 17, 2020

April 23, 2020 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A lifetime of bringing the joy of music to more than a quarter million NYC public school children.

ACM Interactions Magazine: Reading Recommendations from Priya Kumar

ACM Interactions Magazine: Reading Recommendations from Priya Kumar

April 23, 2020 | iSchool News

Priya Kumar, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) shares her favorite reads in th …

Jen Golbeck TEDx Talk: Society One Algorithm at a Time

Jen Golbeck TEDx Talk: Society One Algorithm at a Time

April 22, 2020 | iSchoolNews

Dr. Jen Golbeck's TEDxYouth talk, Transforming Society One Algorithm at a Time, discusses how the already pervasive collecti …

Alumni Spotlight: Keys to Succeeding in the Forensic Investigation Field – Pranali Shetty, MIM ‘15

Alumni Spotlight: Keys to Succeeding in the Forensic Investigation Field – Pranali Shetty, MIM ‘15

April 21, 2020 | iSchool News

Forensic investigation is a challenging field where information plays a key role, from cyber threat investigations to extracting eviden …

Student Spotlight: Alisha Pradhan, PhD Student

Student Spotlight: Alisha Pradhan, PhD Student

April 20, 2020 | iSchool News

Alisha Pradhan’s interest in accessibility and aging research had sparked after pursuing the HCIM program at the UMD iSchool as well …

Faculty Spotlight: Trevor Owens, Adjunct Lecturer

Faculty Spotlight: Trevor Owens, Adjunct Lecturer

April 19, 2020 | iSchool News

Trevor Owens has devoted much of his career to advancing digital infrastructure and programs for libraries and archives.

Faculty Spotlight: Kathy Weaver, Senior Lecturer

Faculty Spotlight: Kathy Weaver, Senior Lecturer

April 19, 2020 | iSchool News

Kathy Weaver decided to transition into a more technical industry working as a consulting contractor for a variety of corporations, inc …

WUSA: Apple, Google Team Up for Contact Tracing Tech to Help Fight Coronavirus (featuring Jen Golbeck)

WUSA: Apple, Google Team Up for Contact Tracing Tech to Help Fight Coronavirus (featuring Jen Golbeck)

April 17, 2020 | iSchoolNews

WUSA anchor Gio Insignares talks with Dr. Jen Golbeck about Apple and Google working together to create a new technology that would let …