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AJ Rudd (left) and Aishwarya Tare (right)

Putting the ‘AR’ into Art

Hayleigh Moore - April 28, 2022

Two immersive media projects developed by iSchool students featured in Arts for All showcase.

Several people walking around a large city with their face masks on. On the left side of the image, people are walking past stacked crates of vegetables.

Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash

(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series: Technology for the Vulnerable – Studies in Designing for Access to Basic Needs

iSchool News Staff - April 18, 2022

Dr. Ronald Metoyer presents two projects his lab is developing to bridge the gap between tech innovation access and vulnerable populati …

A crowd of people walking on a crosswalk with the sun setting in the background.

Photo by Jacek Dylag on Unsplash

(Video) SoDa Symposium: Universal Adaptability – A Target-Independent Approach to Inference

iSchool News Staff - April 14, 2022

Drs. Christoph Kern and Michael P. Kim present framework for ensuring protections of subpopulations and unbiased algorithmic conclusion …

The HCIL logo, which is a white circle with black trim and the text HCIL written inside next to an illustrated drawing of a silhouetted side profile. The HCIL logo is next to the CHI logo that reads "CHI 2022" in front of a purple silhouette of the New Orleans skyline.

HCIL Faculty and Students to Participate in CHI 2022

Hayleigh Moore - April 12, 2022

23 members of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab will present their research at prestigious HCI conference.

University of Maryland President Darryll Pines stands at a podium with the Info Challenge logo behind him on a projector

iSchool Hosts 5th Annual Info Challenge

Hayleigh Moore - April 7, 2022

This week-long event engaged students from across the region in cybersecurity, design, and data analytics projects to tackle real-world …

Elementary students in a computer lab with the teacher observing.

(Video) Search Mastery Speaker Series: Supporting Children’s Online Information Discovery

iSchool News Staff - April 6, 2022

Dr. Jerry Alan Fails and Dr. Sole Pera present CAST, a new search engine interface developed to empower emergent searchers and improve …

Testudo with Giving Day 2022 logo

Maryland Giving Day – March 9, 2022

Hayleigh Moore - March 8, 2022

Read about one student's inspirational story and how Giving Day is helped her pursue a degree in information science.

Dean's Lecture Series: Dr. Debbie Chachra

Dean's Lecture Series: Dr. Debbie Chachra

(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series: Rocks, Clouds, and Lightning: Energy, Materiality, and Infrastructural Systems

iSchool News Staff - March 3, 2022

Dr. Debbie Chachra presents how renewable energy has the potential to transform the material world.

Collage of images of well-known women in history with text that reads Women's History Month

Images courtesy of the National Women's History Museum

Celebrate Women’s History Month From Anywhere

iSchool News Staff - March 1, 2022

Explore the National Women's History Museum's collection of virtual exhibits and learn about trailblazing women, past and present.