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ACM Interactions Magazine: Reading Recommendations from Priya Kumar
Priya Kumar, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) shares her favorite reads in th …

Dr. Paul Shelden
Dr. Paul Shelden, musician, educator, and UMD iSchool alumnus, passed April 17, 2020
A lifetime of bringing the joy of music to more than a quarter million NYC public school children.

Jen Golbeck TEDx Talk: Society One Algorithm at a Time
Dr. Jen Golbeck's TEDxYouth talk, Transforming Society One Algorithm at a Time, discusses how the already pervasive collecti …

Alumni Spotlight: Keys to Succeeding in the Forensic Investigation Field – Pranali Shetty, MIM ‘15
Forensic investigation is a challenging field where information plays a key role, from cyber threat investigations to extracting eviden …

Student Spotlight: Alisha Pradhan, PhD Student
Alisha Pradhan’s interest in accessibility and aging research had sparked after pursuing the HCIM program at the UMD iSchool as well …

Faculty Spotlight: Trevor Owens, Adjunct Lecturer
Trevor Owens has devoted much of his career to advancing digital infrastructure and programs for libraries and archives.

Faculty Spotlight: Kathy Weaver, Senior Lecturer
Kathy Weaver decided to transition into a more technical industry working as a consulting contractor for a variety of corporations, inc …

WUSA: Apple, Google Team Up for Contact Tracing Tech to Help Fight Coronavirus (featuring Jen Golbeck)
WUSA anchor Gio Insignares talks with Dr. Jen Golbeck about Apple and Google working together to create a new technology that would let …