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Faculty Spotlight: Postdoc and Adjunct Faculty Member, Sarah Gilbert

iSchool News - September 22, 2020

Leading projects for PERVADE, Sarah’s research focuses on learning about the perceptions of the users whose data is collected.

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Staff Spotlight: Assistant Dean for Finance & Administration, Melekte Truneh

iSchool News - September 22, 2020

Melekte is working with the iSchool Deans to develop solutions to combat the financial repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor, David Weintrop

iSchool News - September 22, 2020

David teaches classes and conducts research on ways to teach people about computing and ways we can use computing skills to teach other …

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PhD Student Spotlight: Jonathan Brier

iSchool News - September 22, 2020

Jonathan’s current research interests lie in understanding human health and the sustainability of communities and technologies. 

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Reimagining How Libraries Can Serve Youth During COVID-19

iSchool News - September 17, 2020

Dr. Mega Subramaniam's project involves helping libraries adapt to support youth and their families with the transition to online learn …

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Dr. Charles Harry Talks About Managing Cyber Risks on The Scientific Sense Podcast

Mia K. Hinckle - September 11, 2020

Looking at a systems approach to quantifying, prioritizing, and managing risk in critical infrastructure.

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University of Maryland Launches New Social Data Science Center with Support from Facebook

Press Release - September 9, 2020

Initial Projects include Survey Tools to Track, Predict COVID-19 ‘Hot Spots’

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Maryland Today: Visualizing Vehicle Safety, featuring TJ Rainsford

iSchool News - September 8, 2020

Led by PhD student TJ Rainsford, an iSchool team created a geographical data visualization tool to support PG County's initiative to …

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Alumni Spotlight: iSchool Lays the Foundation for Alumna’s Career in Academic Librarianship – Joyce Garczynski MLS ‘09

iSchool News - September 8, 2020

The foundation for Joyce Garczynski’s, MLS ’09, career in librarianship was built from her experience in the Master of Library Scie …