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UMIACS: Plaisant Retires, Concluding Stellar 34-Year Career at UMD

iSchool News - June 9, 2021

Concluding a 34-year career at UMD that is marked by many notable contributions in research, scholarship and service.

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STEM Education Struggle in the U.S.: The Key Piece We’ve Been Missing

UMD iSchool Staff - April 12, 2021

In The Promise of Access, Dr. Daniel Greene shares a radical perspective on why tech solutions aren’t solving complex socia …

A Library’s Guidebook to Surviving During Crisis: Now Available

Press Release - March 3, 2021

Developed by LIS experts + 137 library staff across the nation innovating to serve their communities during COVID-19 and civic unrest.

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New Partnership Aims to Help UMD Further Diversify D.C. Region’s Tech Ecosystem

Press Release - March 2, 2021

To 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

Press Release - February 26, 2021

Funded by the NSF, the team aims to provide tools to governments to better respond to regional disasters and crises.

UMAICS: Harnessing Data Science to Improve the Social Good, featuring Wei Ai

iSchool News - February 9, 2021

Using machine learning techniques to influence positive behavior.

Design is a Contract

Caro Williams-Pierce - February 1, 2021

Whether you design physical objects, digital experiences, or classroom curricula, your design is a contract with the users.

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Science Magazine: U.S. Law Sets Stage for Boost to Artificial Intelligence Research, featuring Vanessa Frias-Martinez

iSchool News - January 22, 2021

Working to improve public transit, Dr. Vanessa Frias-Martinez is using a combination of cloud computing and AI.