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ASSETS 2021 celebrated 50 years of its sponsor, ACM SIGACCESS, including a 1970s-inspired logo designed by Rachel Wood, a Trace-affiliated PhD student in the UMD iSchool.
Trace Faculty and Students Contribute to a Successful Virtual ASSETS 2021
Trace faculty and students contribute work and play key leadership roles at ASSETS 2021, which marks landmark 50th anniversaries for bo …
Citizen Panel: What Values Should Regulate Social Media?
iSchool PhD student Anna Lenhart & EViD Lab host citizen panel on what values should impact legislation on content moderation of so …

Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility
Jonathan Lazar Named Director of the Trace R&D Center
After 50 years, Trace Founder and Director Gregg Vanderheiden passes the gavel to a new director to carry the Trace legacy of accessibi …
Spooktacular Field Study: Adding Congressional Cemetery Graves to Google Arts and Culture
iSchool MLIS student, Rosie Grant, shares her internship experience as a digital archivist for one of DC’s oldest cemeteries.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: Examining the "Datafication" of Family Life – Priya Kumar, PhD ‘21
From interests in public policy and journalism, to a fascination for social media’s influence on entire industries, Priya Kumar “fe …

Julia Nikhinson/The Diamondback
The Diamondback: UMD works to revamp privacy policy (feat. Jessica Vitak)
The new proposal for a revamped privacy policy is set for a vote in the University Senate in December.

Illustration courtesy of UMD Department of Computer Science
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.

