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

December 9, 2020 | iSchool News

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

The Kojo Nnamdi Show: Conspiracy Theories, Math And The Presidential Election, featuring Jen Golbeck

November 20, 2020 | iSchool News

Dr. Jen Golbeck explains why Benford's Law cannot be used to identify voter fraud in the 2020 election.

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University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, and Facebook Team Up to Forecast Coronavirus Spread

November 19, 2020 | Press Release

Data shared by 30M+ Facebook users world-wide will enable earlier detection of COVID-19 outbreaks, help communities to prepare, inform …

UMD iSchool @ the ACM’s 2020 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW)

November 16, 2020 | Jessica Vitak

UMD iSchool's Dr. Jessica Vitak discusses the college's robust participation in the ACM's prestigious CSCW 2020 Conference.

Cogitatio Press: Strengthening Children’s Privacy Literacy through Contextual Integrity

November 13, 2020 | iSchool News

A team of UMD iSchool researchers aim to strengthen children's privacy literacy.

The Baltimore Sun: Harford County Library CEO Named New Chairwoman of Maryland Humanities Board

November 13, 2020 | iSchool News

As chair of the board, University of Maryland iSchool MLS alumna Mary Hastler will continue Maryland Humanities' racial equity work. …

Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor, Naeemul Hassan

November 10, 2020 | iSchool News

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

PhD Student Spotlight: Xiaoyun Huang

November 10, 2020 | iSchool News

Xiaoyun is currently exploring how people present themselves across their social media ecosystems and what factors could influence the …

Staff Spotlight: IT Coordinator, Allan Oliveros

November 10, 2020 | iSchool News

Allan is currently focused on providing tech support to faculty and staff to make sure they are able to use tech equipment just as effe …