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(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series: Game-Changers: Unleashing the Power of Sports Informatics in Athletics
May 29, 2024 | Maia JohnstonPanelists discuss the game changing unification of sports and data
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INFO College Announces Student Scholarship and Award Recipients 2023-24
May 8, 2024 | Maia Johnston44 students from across programs have been recognized for excellence
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The UMD Do Good Institute
14 Incredible Teams Selected as 2024 Do Good Challenge Semi-Finalists
March 7, 2024 | UMD StaffINFO students Wadi Ahmed and Ruka Ayele are among the semi-finalists!
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(Video) Privacy Week SoDa Special Event: Challenges, Strategies, and Emerging Issues: Hearing from Privacy Stakeholders
February 15, 2024 | Logan Delavan-HooverPrivacy experts speak on national data efforts
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UMD President Darryll Pines and the UMD Testudo mascott
Welcome Fall 2024 Undergrad Admits! Next Steps
January 29, 2024 | INFO StaffNext steps for INFO College new admits, plus information for parents
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UMD INFO Faculty and Students Lead Presentations at the 2024 ALA LibLearnX Conference
January 18, 2024 | INFO StaffLibrary practitioners, leaders, and researchers from around the country will gather at this annual event
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Maryland Today: ‘Beyond the Field’ Homecoming Address Takes on Promise—and Risks—of AI (ft. Jen Golbeck)
October 10, 2023 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDSystems Are Subject to Same Biases, Truthfulness Challenges as Society at Large
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ALA president Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada
(Video) ALA President Offers Advice for Future Librarians on Handling Banned Books
May 4, 2023 | UMD INFO StaffDuring the talk, attendees received advice tailored to both students planning to become library and information science practitioners a …
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(Video) SoDa Symposium: A Dialogue at the Intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Social Data Science Methods
April 21, 2023 | UMD INFO StaffINFO Professor Jen Golbeck and JPSM instructor Jen Romano spoke on a panel moderated by INFO Professor Wayne Lutters.