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UMD iSchool @ the ACM’s 2020 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW)
UMD iSchool's Dr. Jessica Vitak discusses the college's robust participation in the ACM's prestigious CSCW 2020 Conference.
Cogitatio Press: Strengthening Children’s Privacy Literacy through Contextual Integrity
A team of UMD iSchool researchers aim to strengthen children's privacy literacy.
Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor, Naeemul Hassan
Naeemul is focused on computational journalism and social sensing, working on a number of projects with faculty and staff from the UMD …
PhD Student Spotlight: Xiaoyun Huang
Xiaoyun is currently exploring how people present themselves across their social media ecosystems and what factors could influence the …
Staff Spotlight: IT Coordinator, Allan Oliveros
Allan is currently focused on providing tech support to faculty and staff to make sure they are able to use tech equipment just as effe …
Faculty Spotlight: Adjunct Lecturer, Nancy Roderer
An "iSchool hanger-on," Nancy began a long association with the school as a student and has returned sporadically over the years to te …
Social Media’s Impact on the 2020 Presidential Election: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Social media has been a tool for boosting civic engagement, but also a vehicle for surprisingly convincing fake news and videos.
Dr. Niklas Elmqvist & Purdue to Develop Virtual Reality Workforce Training Tech
Funded by a $5M NSF Grant to develop more effective workforce training methods using augmented, virtual, and extended realities.
Dr. Jonathan Lazar, recipient of the ACM SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility, pictured lecturing on digital accessibility at the UMD iSchool (photo by Craig Taylor)
UMD iSchool Faculty and Students Lead the Way at the ASSETS 2020 Conference
As a leader in the development of and advocacy for accessible information technology, systems, and research – the UMD iSchool is repr …