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Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility
Jonathan Lazar Named Director of the Trace R&D Center
After 50 years, Trace Founder and Director Gregg Vanderheiden passes the gavel to a new director to carry the Trace legacy of accessibi …
Spooktacular Field Study: Adding Congressional Cemetery Graves to Google Arts and Culture
iSchool MLIS student, Rosie Grant, shares her internship experience as a digital archivist for one of DC’s oldest cemeteries.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: Examining the "Datafication" of Family Life – Priya Kumar, PhD ‘21
From interests in public policy and journalism, to a fascination for social media’s influence on entire industries, Priya Kumar “fe …
Banned Books Week 2021 – ALA’s Most Challenged Books List for 2020 Revealed
The Hate U Give, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian among the American Library A …
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The Diamondback: UMD works to revamp privacy policy (feat. Jessica Vitak)
The new proposal for a revamped privacy policy is set for a vote in the University Senate in December.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: To Build or Not to Build? – Myeong Lee, PhD ‘19
While planning his Master’s degree thesis, Myeong Lee was offered a simple question - "Do you want to build something or understand s …
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UMD Researchers Awarded $159K NSF Grant to Expand Wi-Fi Access in Regional Parks
iSchool's Beth Bonsignore joins interdisciplinary team to expand Wi-Fi infrastructure in urban greenspaces.
