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Left to right: UK Minister Kanishka Narayan, Lee Tiedrich, Singapore Minister Josephine Teo, Yoshua Bengio, Alondra Nelson, Adam Beaumont, Director of the UK AI Security Institute, present the International AI Safety Report at the AI Impact Summit in India.
UMD INFO College’s Lee Tiedrich Leads Global Efforts to Shape AI Policy
As UMD’s inaugural AIM Fellow, Tiedrich helps build the standards and systems needed to turn AI policy into effective practice
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INFO’s Jason Laucel ’26 Named UMD Commencement Student Speaker
InfoSci senior Jason Laucel ’26 will address UMD graduates, blending AI ethics, leadership, and community-centered impact
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When the Feed Becomes the Front Line
A new generation of AI tools is changing how analysts and aid workers make sense of war in real time—if they can learn to trust what …
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CHI 2026 Roundup: HCIL Students and Faculty Publish 19 Papers, Win Two Honorable Mentions
UMD's HCIL contributes 19 papers to CHI 2026, advancing human-computer interaction research worldwide
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For Caregivers Making Over-the-Counter Medication Decisions Alone, Help May Be on the Way
Dr. Eun Kyoung Choe is using AI to turn dense OTC drug labels into personalized guidance
Announcing the New College of Information Dean
Dr. John Bertot has been appointed as the next dean of UMD’s College of Information, to begin July 1, 2026
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Fortune News: Washington State Wants to Keep Employers from Microchipping Workers, Before Anyone Even Gets the Idea (ft. Jessica Vitak)
Professor Jessica Vitak highlights workplace surveillance risks as lawmakers move to ban employer-mandated microchipping tech
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Nature News: Why Every Scientist Needs a Librarian (ft. Amelia Gibson)
Dr. Amelia Gibson highlights librarians’ role in supporting scientific research through data management, literature searches, and ope …
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Press Release: EveryCat Health Foundation Thanks University of Maryland for Extraordinary Data Research and Marketing Tools Project Contribution
University of Maryland College of Information students provided comprehensive insights in support of EveryCat Health Foundation’s 202 …