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UMD iSchool Helping to Create Safer Roadways Through Data Visualization
October 7, 2020 | Hayleigh MooreAs part of PG County's Vision Zero project, the dashboard will help to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2040.
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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’
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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 …
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UMD iSchool Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members
August 26, 2020 | Mia K. HinckleWith strengths in library and archives innovation, digital curation, criminal justice data science, socio-technical aspects of cybersec …
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ITPro Today: How Customer Lifetime Value Drives Analytics, featuring David Loshin
August 12, 2020 | David LoshinUnderstanding CLV allows companies to make decisions and is vital for companies that compete for the commitment of consumers.
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PhD Student Spotlight: Pramod Chundury
July 16, 2020 | iSchool NewsMeet PhD Student, Pramod Chundury!
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Medium: Devices All The Way Down
June 22, 2020 | Niklas ElmqvistProfessor and Director of the HCIL, Niklas Elmqvist, reflects on his NSF Career Project.
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Student Archivists at Maryland – Call for New Student Members!
June 12, 2020 | Karina Kletscher, UMD iSchool MLIS StudentThis is a momentous year for SAM as we are turning 25!
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Would you make a good Information Detective? Explaining the career of an Open Source Intelligence Professional, featuring Mary Ann Francis
June 12, 2020 | Mary Ann FrancisHave you ever wondered about privacy and the data that operating systems, search engines, and social networks collect about you?