Single Course Enrollment & Visiting Study
The UMD College of Information (INFO) provides a variety of options for students and professionals who are not enrolled in our college to take courses with us, inclusive of visiting scholars and UMD Graduate Students of other colleges.
INFO is a top-ranked research and teaching college in the field of information science, located just outside Washington DC. At INFO, faculty, staff, students, and partners are expanding the frontiers of how information and technology are accessed and used in a rapidly evolving world. We are combining principles of information science with cutting-edge technology to foster access to information, improve information interfaces, and expand how information is used in an evolving world.
Recent News

New UMD research found that even when prompts using generative artificial intelligence lean toward positive emotion, such as joy or excitement, the images generated from these prompts tend to evoke fear as the dominant emotion. Illustration by Adobe Stock.
Maryland Today: How Images Reflect AI’s Dark ‘Spiral’ (ft. Cody Buntain)
April 9, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDINFO Assistant Professor Cody Buntain explores biases in generative AI, revealing how models often produce more negative content