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BodyVis Featured in Terp Magazine

Leyla Norooz’s work on BodyVis at the HCIL Hackerspace was described in the Terp Magazine article “A Hackerspace, from A to Tee.”

Hackerspace Featured in Terp Magazine

The HCIL Hackerspace, started and run by Jon Froehlich, was featured in Terp Magazine.

Druin, Guha, and Foss Co-Author Book Chapter

Allison Druin, Mona Leigh Guha, and Beth Foss co-authored a chapter, entitled “Wear Nice Socks: Guidance for Researchers Conduction In-Home Studies with Children,” published in Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life: Lessons from Home.

Jessica Vitak Interviewed on KSA-2

Jessica Vitak was interviewed for the “Social Media” episode of KSA-2 – Saudi Arabian, English-language TV.

Froehlich, Findlater, and Chellappa Awarded DOD Grant

Jon Froehlich (PI), Leah Findlater (co-PI), and Rama Chellappa (co-PI) were awarded a $992,821 Department of Defense (US Army Medical Research and Material Command) grant for “HandSight: Supporting Everyday Activities Trhoguth Touch-Vision.”

Jen Golbeck in Fortune Magazine

Jen Golbeck’s social media research was described in the Fortune magazine article “CONTAGION–From Justin Bieber to data scientists, how Twitter got hot in the academy.”