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PhD Alumni Spotlight: To Build or Not to Build? – Myeong Lee, PhD ‘19
While planning his Master’s degree thesis, Myeong Lee was offered a simple question - "Do you want to build something or understand s …
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.
FoodScrap: Promoting Rich Data Capture and Reflective Food Journaling Through Speech Input
Analyzing how speech input can support low-burden and reflective food journaling.

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Counting Tweets
UMD iSchool Research Faculty member Edward Summers explains how to use a new Twitter API endpoint.
STEM Education Struggle in the U.S.: The Key Piece We’ve Been Missing
In The Promise of Access, Dr. Daniel Greene shares a radical perspective on why tech solutions aren’t solving complex socia …

Jesse Anderson, College of Information Studies (left); Veeraj Shah, School of Public Health (right)
Jesse Anderson, InfoSci ’22, to Compete as Finalist in the UMD Do Good Challenge!
Anderson and partner Veeraj Shah's startup nonprofit organization, Chat Health, will be showcased as the competition continues through …
New Partnership Aims to Help UMD Further Diversify D.C. Region’s Tech Ecosystem
To increase female-identifying and non-binary students graduating with a tech degree at UMD by 12.5% in the next 5 years.