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NBC News: Some U.S. government agencies are testing out AI to help fulfill public records requests (ft. Jason R. Baron)

July 25, 2023 | INFO Staff

INFO Professor of the Practice Jason R. Baron spoke to NBC News about how AI could streamline massive amounts of public records request …

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News Release: Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Launches

July 21, 2023 | INFO Staff

Led by the UMD INFO College, MIDA aims to change technology design to include disability communities as equal partners, proactively bui …

Health Care Barriers: Screening and Referral for Social Determinants of Health in Maternity Care

July 17, 2023 | Olivia Borgula

A Q&A with INFO Associate Professor Amelia Gibson

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Tackling Childhood Literacy: A Grand Challenge

July 14, 2023 | INFO Staff

An institutional grant addresses skills that go beyond the classroom

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Five Projects Awarded the Inaugural SoDa Seed Grant

July 12, 2023 | Info Staff

Funding provided to projects that seek to solve social media misinformation, vulnerable community infrastructure, and racial injustice

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Maryland Today: Why Is Everyone Joining Threads? (ft. Jen Golbeck)

July 11, 2023 | MD Today Staff

Twitter’s new rival surges despite snags - a UMD social media expert explains why

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Library Journal: ALA Approves New Library Service Standards for the Incarcerated or Detained (ft. Victoria Van Hyning)

July 10, 2023 | INFO Staff

INFO Assistant Professor Victoria Van Hyning was among the group who oversaw the revision.

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IEEE Spectrum: A Wearable Robotic Assistant That’s All Over You (ft. Ge Gao)

June 30, 2023 | CMNS Staff

Calico is a little robot that can zip around your clothing to help you out.