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Reimagining How Libraries Can Serve Youth During COVID-19
Dr. Mega Subramaniam's project involves helping libraries adapt to support youth and their families with the transition to online learn …

Dr. Charles Harry Talks About Managing Cyber Risks on The Scientific Sense Podcast
Looking at a systems approach to quantifying, prioritizing, and managing risk in critical infrastructure.

University of Maryland Launches New Social Data Science Center with Support from Facebook
Initial Projects include Survey Tools to Track, Predict COVID-19 ‘Hot Spots’

School Library Journal: The Right and Wrong Way To Make Decisions in a Crisis | Reimagining Libraries, featuring Mega Subramaniam
As a part of her crowdsourcing project to reimagine libraries, Mega Subramaniam published her fourth SLJ article, discussing how deci …

Dr. Mega Subramaniam (center), stands together with two of her Kyrgyz colleagues.
Fulbright: Hosted by the Library and Information Consortium of the Kyrgyz Republic, featuring Mega Subramaniam
As a Fulbright Specialist, Mega Subramaniam used her expertise to train librarians in the Kyrgyz Republic on how to improve their enga …

Research Will Test Finger-worn Sensor That Tracks Stroke Survivors’ Arm Movements
Dr. Eun Kyoung Choe to work with UMass research team on project awarded $2.4 million NIH grant.

Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility
SIGACCESS Release: Jonathan Lazar – Outstanding Contribution Recipient 2020
Dr. Jonathan Lazar was named the winner of the 2020 ACM SIGACCESS Award (Special Interest Groups on Accessible Computing) for Out …