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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.
Maryland Today: Merrill College, iSchool to Offer ‘From-Anywhere’ Master’s in Data Journalism
Applications will be accepted this fall for new data journalism Master's program.
Predicting Popularity of Polish Facebook Posts Using Author and Content Features
UMD iSchool Research Professor Susannah Paletz researches content-based factors associated with sharing political and social posts on …
UMD Professor Says College Athletes Will Need to Learn to Manage Brands Before Profiting off Their Likeness
Associate Professor Tamara Clegg discusses the challenges associated with college athletes profiting off their names, images, and li …
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 @ the ACM’s 2020 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW)
UMD iSchool's Dr. Jessica Vitak discusses the college's robust participation in the ACM's prestigious CSCW 2020 Conference.
PhD Student Spotlight: Xiaoyun Huang
Xiaoyun is currently exploring how people present themselves across their social media ecosystems and what factors could influence the …
