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New Partnership Aims to Help UMD Further Diversify D.C. Region’s Tech Ecosystem

To increase female-identifying and non-binary students graduating with a tech degree at UMD by 12.5% in the next 5 years.

The Associated Press: Despite Promise, Few in US Adopting COVID-19 Exposure Apps, featuring Jessica Vitak

Dr. Jessica Vitak explains why Americans have been hesitant to use COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone tools. 

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 …

UMD iSchool Sends 30 Students to Grace Hopper Celebration

The annual Grace Hopper Celebration brings together 30,000+ women in tech from across 115+ countries.

Universities at Shady Grove Blog: How Technology is Helping People with Traumatic Brain Injuries

Amazon's Alexa can help people with brain injuries regain independence and feel supported in their own home.

Staff Spotlight: Tetyana Bezbabna, Assistant Director of Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove

Meet Assistant Director of the Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove, Tetyana Bezbabna!

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

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

Alumni Spotlight: An Adventurous Infrastructure Architect – Charell Adagala, BSIS ‘18

Alumni spotlight: How the iSchool Kick-started My Cybersecurity Career – Omar Youssef, BSIS ‘19