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University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, and Facebook Team Up to Forecast Coronavirus Spread
Data shared by 30M+ Facebook users world-wide will enable earlier detection of COVID-19 outbreaks, help communities to prepare, inform …
Dr. Jonathan Lazar, recipient of the ACM SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility, pictured lecturing on digital accessibility at the UMD iSchool (photo by Craig Taylor)
UMD iSchool Faculty and Students Lead the Way at the ASSETS 2020 Conference
As a leader in the development of and advocacy for accessible information technology, systems, and research – the UMD iSchool is repr …
UMD Researchers Receive $2.35M NSF Award to Improve Public Transit Planning in Baltimore
Dr. Frias-Martinez and team are to build an app for Baltimore residents to contribute their ideas and travel data, a public dashboard …
Dr. Charles Harry Talks About Managing Cyber Risks on The Scientific Sense Podcast
Looking at a systems approach to quantifying, prioritizing, and managing risk in critical infrastructure.
University of Maryland Launches New Social Data Science Center with Support from Facebook
Initial Projects include Survey Tools to Track, Predict COVID-19 ‘Hot Spots’
UMD iSchool Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members
With strengths in library and archives innovation, digital curation, criminal justice data science, socio-technical aspects of cybersec …
Leveraging Partnerships to Produce Award-Winning School Librarian Leaders
Creating opportunities for students to learn inside and outside of the classroom alongside school librarians.
Two UMD iSchool Faculty Members Join FAS COVID-19 Task Force
The Federation of American Scientists has assembled teams of world-class experts to examine and advise on various facets of the COVID …
Dr. Renee Hill standing in front of Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland
UMD’s Dr. Renee Hill is Recipient of the NFB Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship Award
The Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship is one of the many ways the National Federation of the Blind is supporting accessibility for bli …