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VisUMD publication on Medium.com (Image courtesy of Nightingale)

Blog This: Transforming How Students Engage and Learn from Visualization Research

March 28, 2022 | iSchool News Staff

Writer Alexandra Khoo chats with iSchool Professor Niklas Elmqvist about the origins of his popular data visualization blog, VisUMD.

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Photo by Jeswin Thomas on Unsplash

iSchool Professor Receives $1 Million NSF CAREER Grant to Develop Data Science Curriculum

March 28, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

Dr. David Weintrop will be working with D.C. Public Schools to address inequities in high school data science education.

A black woman in a dark room looking down at a smartphone

Photo by Chad Madden on Unsplash

“Drawing Conclusions” – Identity Formation in the Digital Age

March 11, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

iSchool undergraduate student uses art to present her research into technology’s influence on ethnic identity formation.

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Maryland Giving Day – March 9, 2022

March 8, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

Read about one student's inspirational story and how Giving Day is helped her pursue a degree in information science.

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Hornbake Library, a University library in College Park, Maryland

iSchool Admits First Student to New Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Program

March 7, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

Students can now graduate with a B.S. in Information Science and a M.S. in Library and Information Science in just five years.

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Preparing for the Big Day

March 4, 2022 |

Guidelines for defending your Ph.D. proposal or dissertation.

Dean's Lecture Series: Dr. Debbie Chachra

Dean's Lecture Series: Dr. Debbie Chachra

(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series: Rocks, Clouds, and Lightning: Energy, Materiality, and Infrastructural Systems

March 3, 2022 | iSchool News Staff

Dr. Debbie Chachra presents how renewable energy has the potential to transform the material world.

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Images courtesy of Hawa Jalloh (left) and Shannon Bland (right)

MLIS Alumnae Use Instagram to Amplify Black Excellence in Librarianship

March 3, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

Read about two alumnae who are creating spaces for current and aspiring librarians and authors of color.

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Images courtesy of the National Women's History Museum

Celebrate Women’s History Month From Anywhere

March 1, 2022 | iSchool News Staff

Explore the National Women's History Museum's collection of virtual exhibits and learn about trailblazing women, past and present.