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A Library’s Guidebook to Surviving During Crisis: Now Available
March 3, 2021 | Press ReleaseDeveloped by LIS experts + 137 library staff across the nation innovating to serve their communities during COVID-19 and civic unrest.
New Partnership Aims to Help UMD Further Diversify D.C. Region’s Tech Ecosystem
March 2, 2021 | Press ReleaseTo increase female-identifying and non-binary students graduating with a tech degree at UMD by 12.5% in the next 5 years.
George Mason & University of Maryland to Leverage 311 Data for Increased DMV Resilience During a Pandemic
February 26, 2021 | Press ReleaseFunded by the NSF, the team aims to provide tools to governments to better respond to regional disasters and crises.
Celebrating Exceptional Black Library Leaders, Alumni of the UMD iSchool
February 25, 2021 | Mia K. HinckleStories of six exceptional leaders transforming the library and information science community.
UMD Driskell Center and iSchool Launch New Crowdsourcing Project to Preserve the Work of African American Art Pioneer
February 16, 2021 | Hayleigh MoorePreserving African American visual art by providing a platform to make the Driskell Papers accessible.
The Passing of Margaret Carty
February 10, 2021 | iSchool NewsMargaret Carty, MLA Executive Director and pillar of the library community, passed on Feb 4, 2021.
Alumni Spotlight: A Visionary in the Valley: An Alumna’s Journey to the Globe’s Center for Tech Innovation – Solace "Lacey" Arevalo-Sabado, HCIM ‘19
February 9, 2021 | iSchool NewsSolace “Lacey” Arevalo-Sabado, HCIM’19, held an unflinching dream to make a name for herself in arguably the nation’s most reco …
UMAICS: Harnessing Data Science to Improve the Social Good, featuring Wei Ai
February 9, 2021 | iSchool NewsUsing machine learning techniques to influence positive behavior.
(Illustration by Lauren Biagini courtesy of Maryland Today)
Maryland Today: Don’t Take the (Click)bait, featuring Naeemul Hassan
February 9, 2021 | iSchool NewsCreating tools to combat clickbait online.