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School Library Journal: Retire Those Legacy Approaches. It’s Time to Be Bold and Innovative. | Reimagining Libraries, featuring Mega Subramaniam

Mega Subramaniam - July 13, 2020

As a part of her crowdsourcing project to reimagine libraries, Mega Subramaniam published her second SLJ article, calling upon peop …

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UMD TRACE Center is Leading the Way in Researching and Designing Tools for Digital Accessibility During COVID-19

Hayleigh Moore - July 8, 2020

The UMD iSchool Trace Research and Development Center is taking up the challenge of accessibility work during the pandemic.

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Medium: Approaches Matter

Emma Dixon - June 27, 2020

Researching how technology can be used for active engagement to help people with dementia.

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Alumni Spotlight: Becoming a Leader in Library and Information Science – Jocelyn McNamara MLS 2016

iSchool News - June 25, 2020

After many years working as a chef and artist, Jocelyn McNamara, MLS ‘16, was inspired by her love of literature, and a drive to work …

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Prestigious ALISE Awards go to Three UMD iSchool Recipients

Mia K. Hinckle - June 25, 2020

Dr. Ana Ndumu, Dr. Mega Subramaniam, and PhD Student Shandra Morhouse receive awards for their research work in library and informati …

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Medium: What to Expect When Non-Experts Train AI

Jonggi Hong - June 22, 2020

Research on machine teaching in which non-experts teach a model through a teachable interface.

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Medium: Devices All The Way Down

Niklas Elmqvist - June 22, 2020

Professor and Director of the HCIL, Niklas Elmqvist, reflects on his NSF Career Project.

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Medium: HCIL 2019-2020 News Roundup

Huaishu Peng - June 22, 2020

UMD Human-Computer Interaction Lab’s (HCIL) 2019-2020 accomplishments

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Press Release: Naeemul Hassan Awarded $228,000 NSF Grant For Collaborative Project

UMD Philip Merrill College of Journalism - June 22, 2020

Dr. Naeemul Hassan and collaborators aim to design and develop computational models to automatically detect video clickbait.