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PhD Student Spotlight: Jonathan Brier
September 22, 2020 | iSchool NewsJonathan’s current research interests lie in understanding human health and the sustainability of communities and technologies.
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Reimagining How Libraries Can Serve Youth During COVID-19
September 17, 2020 | iSchool NewsDr. Mega Subramaniam's project involves helping libraries adapt to support youth and their families with the transition to online learn …
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Dr. Charles Harry Talks About Managing Cyber Risks on The Scientific Sense Podcast
September 11, 2020 | Mia K. HinckleLooking at a systems approach to quantifying, prioritizing, and managing risk in critical infrastructure.
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University of Maryland Launches New Social Data Science Center with Support from Facebook
September 9, 2020 | Press ReleaseInitial Projects include Survey Tools to Track, Predict COVID-19 ‘Hot Spots’
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Maryland Today: Visualizing Vehicle Safety, featuring TJ Rainsford
September 8, 2020 | iSchool NewsLed by PhD student TJ Rainsford, an iSchool team created a geographical data visualization tool to support PG County's initiative to …
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Alumni Spotlight: iSchool Lays the Foundation for Alumna’s Career in Academic Librarianship – Joyce Garczynski MLS ‘09
September 8, 2020 | iSchool NewsThe foundation for Joyce Garczynski’s, MLS ’09, career in librarianship was built from her experience in the Master of Library Scie …
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School Library Journal: The Right and Wrong Way To Make Decisions in a Crisis | Reimagining Libraries, featuring Mega Subramaniam
September 4, 2020 | iSchool NewsAs a part of her crowdsourcing project to reimagine libraries, Mega Subramaniam published her fourth SLJ article, discussing how deci …
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Fulbright: Hosted by the Library and Information Consortium of the Kyrgyz Republic, featuring Mega Subramaniam
September 4, 2020 | iSchool NewsAs a Fulbright Specialist, Mega Subramaniam used her expertise to train librarians in the Kyrgyz Republic on how to improve their enga …