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Celebrating Exceptional Black Library Leaders, Alumni of the UMD iSchool
February 25, 2021 | Mia K. HinckleStories of six exceptional leaders transforming the library and information science community.

The Passing of Margaret Carty
February 10, 2021 | iSchool NewsMargaret Carty, MLA Executive Director and pillar of the library community, passed on Feb 4, 2021.

University of Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, and Facebook Team Up to Forecast Coronavirus Spread
November 19, 2020 | Press ReleaseData shared by 30M+ Facebook users world-wide will enable earlier detection of COVID-19 outbreaks, help communities to prepare, inform …

Dr. Jonathan Lazar, recipient of the ACM SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility, pictured lecturing on digital accessibility at the UMD iSchool (photo by Craig Taylor)
UMD iSchool Faculty and Students Lead the Way at the ASSETS 2020 Conference
October 23, 2020 | Mia K. HinckleAs a leader in the development of and advocacy for accessible information technology, systems, and research – the UMD iSchool is repr …

UMD Researchers Receive $2.35M NSF Award to Improve Public Transit Planning in Baltimore
September 29, 2020 | Maria HerdDr. Frias-Martinez and team are to build an app for Baltimore residents to contribute their ideas and travel data, a public dashboard …

Dr. Charles Harry Talks About Managing Cyber Risks on The Scientific Sense Podcast
September 11, 2020 | Mia K. HinckleLooking at a systems approach to quantifying, prioritizing, and managing risk in critical infrastructure.

University of Maryland Launches New Social Data Science Center with Support from Facebook
September 9, 2020 | Press ReleaseInitial Projects include Survey Tools to Track, Predict COVID-19 ‘Hot Spots’

UMD iSchool Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members
August 26, 2020 | Mia K. HinckleWith strengths in library and archives innovation, digital curation, criminal justice data science, socio-technical aspects of cybersec …