News: Faculty & Staff

AIM Director Hal Daumé III discusses the new institute at a launch celebration Thursday at Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. Photos by Stephanie S. Cordle

At New AI Institute’s Celebration, a Question of ‘Who’s at the Table’

May 8, 2024 | Maryland Today Staff | UMD
Revolutionary Technology Must Embrace Values and Variety of Perspectives, Speakers Say
University of Maryland AIM news story via WJLA news network

ABC-7 News: University of Maryland Launches Interdisciplinary Institute on Artificial Intelligence (ft. Sheena Erete)

April 30, 2024 | INFO Staff
INFO Professor Sheena Erete will become the Associate Director of Research at UMD’s new Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Ins …
Digital humanity in space.

Data, Death, and What Comes Next

April 30, 2024 | Katie Shilton
A scholar outlines how to respect the digital traces the dead leave behind
A picture of an elephant inside a natural history museum

(Credit: Tinnaporn Sathapornnanont/shutterstock)

Discover Magazine: What Does The Future of Natural History Museums Look Like? (ft. Diana Marsh)

April 23, 2024 | INFO Staff
INFO Professor Diana Marsh contextualizes the history of museums in the modern world
Montage of photos of different Do Good Grant Projects

Roots Africa photo by Edwin Remsberg; Bitcamp photo by John T. Consoli; Public Art photo by David Andrews

Maryland Today: $460K Awarded to Faculty, Staff, Students From New Do Good Campus Fund (ft. Galina Reitz)

April 22, 2024 | Kaitlin Ahmad | Do Good Institute | UMD
Inaugural grant recipients’ projects span campus, extend into local, state, global communities
Robot Companion

Integrating Robots in Homes to Support Autistic Youth

April 18, 2024 | Laurie Robinson
A TRAILS pilot study looks at how families can use AI robotic animal companions in support services for autistic children