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Predicting Popularity of Polish Facebook Posts Using Author and Content Features
UMD iSchool Research Professor Susannah Paletz researches content-based factors associated with sharing political and social posts on …

How the Abrupt Disappearance of Digital Archives Impacts Communities
UMD iSchool’s Dr. Katrina Fenlon partners with regional and global organizations through the Sustaining Digital Community Collections …

Prototype of the EZ Access keypad incorporated into a ticket kiosk
Where in the World (Wide Web) is the Trace Center?
The UMD iSchool celebrates the Trace Center’s 50th Anniversary highlighting some of its most influential technologies and industry st …

UMIACS: Plaisant Retires, Concluding Stellar 34-Year Career at UMD
Concluding a 34-year career at UMD that is marked by many notable contributions in research, scholarship and service.

Celebrating the UMD iSchool and Trace Center’s Commitment to Advancing Innovations for Older Populations
Developing innovative technologies, co-designing with seniors, and advocating for accessibility rights.

A Robot Rolls Into a Math Class…
Understanding how a spherical robot can help more students gain access to early computing education while enhancing their learning in m …

STEM Education Struggle in the U.S.: The Key Piece We’ve Been Missing
In The Promise of Access, Dr. Daniel Greene shares a radical perspective on why tech solutions aren’t solving complex socia …