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MLIS Alumnae Use Instagram to Amplify Black Excellence in Librarianship
March 3, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreRead about two alumnae who are creating spaces for current and aspiring librarians and authors of color.
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Celebrate Women’s History Month From Anywhere
March 1, 2022 | iSchool News StaffExplore the National Women's History Museum's collection of virtual exhibits and learn about trailblazing women, past and present.
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Expanding the Possibilities for Accessible Data Visualization
February 24, 2022 | Liz ZogbyiSchool professor and Trace affiliate faculty Dr. Niklas Elmqvist leads a team to continue work on accessible data visualization and to …
Image: From Alphabet Inc.'s defunct Sidewalk Labs: Quayside project, Toronto.
REAL LIFE MAG: Seeing Without Looking
February 17, 2022 | M.R. SauterSidewalk Toronto is dead, but its legacy shows there are more ways to violate one’s privacy than collecting one’s image.
Illustration by Darren Garrett
(Video) SoDa Symposium: Trustworthiness in Social Data Science
February 15, 2022 | iSchool News StaffResearchers from UMD and Cornell University discuss the ethical dilemmas in social data science and how ethnographic studies can help g …
Dr. Tamara Clegg alongside Rubble from one of Nickelodeon’s newest shows, PAW Patrol.
iSchool Professor Dr. Tamara Clegg Stars in Nickelodeon Commercial
February 14, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreClegg is an expert in youth experience and digital practices working with Nickelodeon to enhance its online learning platform, Noggin.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: Science is a Social Process – Pengyi Zhang, ‘10
February 9, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreConnecting people with technology to enhance decision making, foster collaborative learning, and create more inclusive online communiti …
Seven iSchool Undergraduates Join UMD’s First Sprinternship™
February 8, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreThe students worked to create solutions to cybersecurity, IT, and other tech challenges while exploring career opportunities in informa …
