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Five Projects Awarded the Inaugural SoDa Seed Grant
July 12, 2023 | Info StaffFunding 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 StaffTwitter’s new rival surges despite snags - a UMD social media expert explains why

Library Journal: ALA Approves New Library Service Standards for the Incarcerated or Detained (ft. Victoria Van Hyning)
July 10, 2023 | INFO StaffINFO Assistant Professor Victoria Van Hyning was among the group who oversaw the revision.

IEEE Spectrum: A Wearable Robotic Assistant That’s All Over You (ft. Ge Gao)
June 30, 2023 | CMNS StaffCalico is a little robot that can zip around your clothing to help you out.

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New App to Empower Baltimoreans to Advocate for Better Public Transit
June 29, 2023 | Laurie RobinsonINFO and BSOS are working on a toolkit to help determine the pain points Baltimoreans experience on their commutes.

Researchers Use Deep Learning, VHR Satellite Imagery to Map Artillery Craters in Eastern Ukraine
June 29, 2023 | GEOG DepartmentINFO Assistant Professor Sergii Skakun examines detecting and mapping artillery craters in Eastern Ukraine.

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Weighing in on the Federal Case Against Donald Trump (ft. Jason R. Baron)
June 22, 2023 | INFO StaffINFO Professor of the Practice Jason R. Baron is interviewed by various news outlets regarding the Presidential Records Act.