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PhD students Gagan Jindal and Priya Kumar Receive Prestigious Graduate School Fellowships/Awards
Celebrating the excellence of graduate students and providing valuable financial support.

Student-Athletes’ Use of Their Performance Data; Evaluating Tech to Regulate Anxiety – UMD iSchool Papers Awarded at CHI 2020
The ACM annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) is considered the most prestigious in the field of human–comput …

Resources for Hands-off Learning at Home
Tips on how to make e-learning and social distancing work for families with children, including a list of resources.

What Gaming Has Taught Us About the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr. Caro Williams-Pierce warns against the recent instances of comparing COVID-19 to pandemic video games.

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Mega Subramaniam Elected to the ALISE Board as Director for External Relations
With plans to enhance the interdisciplinary nature of LIS and stimulate innovation.

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Gagan Jindal, PhD Student: Assessing the Value of Crowdsourced Repositories for Chronic Illness Management
Assessing how adults with chronic illnesses can better manage their health through better access to health information.

Alumna Katelyn Attanasio on Why Libraries Shouldn’t Do Curbside During COVID-19
Why curbside library pickup should not be compared to restaurant pickup.