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Celebrating Exceptional Black Library Leaders, Alumni of the UMD iSchool

Mia K. Hinckle - February 25, 2021

Stories of six exceptional leaders transforming the library and information science community.

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Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor, Naeemul Hassan

iSchool News - November 10, 2020

Naeemul is focused on computational journalism and social sensing, working on a number of projects with faculty and staff from the UMD …

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Photo of Dr. Tamara Clegg and UMD alumnus Torey Smith, former wide receiver for the North Carolina Panthers

A Tale of Two Identities: How Data Literacy Can Serve Underrepresented Student-Athletes in STEM

Hayleigh Moore - October 20, 2020

Examining how health and fitness data tracking tools can help athletes learn about data literacy, inspire STEM pursuits, and simult …

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Confidence in Institutions in a Time of Mistrust

iSchool News - July 23, 2020

UMD iSchool faculty discuss having confidence in government and institutions despite growing mistrust caused by the Covid-19 pandemic …

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Brookings: Where Would Racial Progress in Policing be Without Camera Phones? featuring Nicol Turner Lee

Nicol Turner Lee - June 12, 2020

Technology is becoming part of the story regarding how marginalized populations in the U.S.

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Digital Privacy News: Ease of Voice Recognition Technology Brings Great Risks, featuring Jessica Vitak

Jessica Vitak - June 12, 2020

Technology creates additional convenience for users, it poses a threat to their privacy.

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Would you make a good Information Detective? Explaining the career of an Open Source Intelligence Professional, featuring Mary Ann Francis

Mary Ann Francis - June 12, 2020

Have you ever wondered about privacy and the data that operating systems, search engines, and social networks collect about you?