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(Video) SoDa Symposium: Social Data Science Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
March 28, 2023 | UMD INFO StaffPresenters discussed innovation, entrepreneurship in social data science, and creators on social media.
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Breaking the Loop: Creating a Trustworthy Social Media Platform
March 28, 2023 | Laurie RobinsonAs part of his NSF Career award, Assistant Professor Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia is designing a social media platform that will deliver us …
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Forbes: Web Accessibility Laws Set To Enter New Era As DOJ Gears Up For Spring Rulemaking (ft. Jonathan Lazar)
March 24, 2023 | UMD INFO StaffDr. Lazar comments on how university curricula need to be modified to include accessibility content.
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INFO Biblioterp Podcast Launches! Episode 1: Dr. Diana Marsh, Dinosaurs, the Smithsonian, and her Book
March 23, 2023 | Mia K. HinckleAn INFO college podcast where host Dr. Jen Golbeck dives into innovative information science books.
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The Case For Applying AI to FOIA Processing
March 15, 2023 | Jason R. BaronHow Does Access To Government Records Work When An Agency Holds Hundreds of Millions of Emails?
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Women Who Are Making History Today
March 14, 2023 | UMD INFO StaffA list of papers, projects, and other achievements of women in the INFO community.
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WTOP and Yahoo News: Jen Golbeck Speaks on Social Media Issues
March 7, 2023 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Jen Golbeck talks about scams and twitter bots.
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Rolling Stone: Twitter’s Ongoing Battle Against Bots (ft. Jen Golbeck)
March 6, 2023 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Jen Golbeck sheds light on how Twitter bots manipulated a controversial gun control debate.
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The Discussion Section podcast: Data Ethics for Researchers, IRBs, and Journal Reviewers (ft. Jessica Vitak and Katie Shilton)
February 28, 2023 | INFO StaffINFO professors speak about their NSF-funded research on how to regulate data.