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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: Curating Longitudinal Natural History Data Through the CHANGES Project

March 16, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff
Andrea Thomer, assistant professor at the University of Arizona School of Information, discussed natural history data curation.
Info Challenge Awards Ceremony

Students accept award for outstanding design project.

Information & Access for All: INFO Hosts 6th Annual Info Challenge

March 14, 2023 | Laurie Robinson
This week-long event engaged students from across the region in cybersecurity, design, and data analytics projects to tackle real-world …
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The INFO College Celebrates Black History Month

February 1, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff
Papers, events, and projects that highlight the Black community.
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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: Belongings, Archives, & Indigenizing Design

January 3, 2023 | Emily Davidson
Tomaquag Museum Executive Director Lorén Spears discusses strategies for decolonizing and Indigenizing museum policies, processes, and …
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(Video) SoDa Symposium: Rehabilitation of Open-ends

December 15, 2022 | Emily Davidson
Carol Haney of Qualtrics and Professor Philip Resnik discuss the advantages of open-ends in survey research.
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(Video) Search Mastery Speaker Series: Search Engines as Gates and Gateways to Misinformation

December 1, 2022 | Emily Davidson
Jevin West, Associate Professor at the University of Washington, explored the effects of misleading query results and misinformation on …
Gabriella Waters of the Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems and Jhillika Kumar of Mentra discuss technologies for neurodiverse populations.

(Video) SoDa Symposium: Equal Input – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Data Science Research

November 30, 2022 | Emily Davidson
Gabriella Waters of the Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems and Jhillika Kumar of Mentra discuss technologies for neurod …
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(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series feat. Joel Chan

November 14, 2022 | Emily Davidson
On October 28, 2022, Dr. Joel Chan discussed new processes to aid in interdisciplinary knowledge synthesis.

Digital Literacy Summit Tackles Digital Inclusion

November 10, 2022 | Emily Davidson
Panels, presentations, and more at the October 20, 2022 event.