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Lifewire: Are Free Apps Worth the Risks to Your Data? (feat. Jessica Vitak)
September 22, 2022 | Emily DavidsonGoogle Play Store reveals how users’ data is shared, but many may choose to value tech over privacy.
The Conversation: How the Taliban’s New Regime Compares to the Last (feat. Cody Buntain)
September 22, 2022 | Emily DavidsonResearch by Dr. Buntain reveals changes in the Taliban’s oppressive tactics against women.
MD Today: How AI Could Help Writers Spot Stereotypes (feat. Niklas Elmqvist)
September 19, 2022 | Melissa Brachfeld | MD TodayTool to Identify Social Biases in Creative Writing Ultimately Leaves Artists in Control
Insight on Digital Curation for the Information Professional Certificate Program (DCIP)
September 19, 2022 |A review of four capstone projects that utilized the skills acquired from the DCIP certificate program
Dr. Galina Reitz Develops iTAP a Collaborative Project Providing Technology Support to the Senior Community
September 19, 2022 |Local stakeholders and engaged knowledgeable students are eager to teach, support, train and help with basic computer skills.
Dr. Cody Buntain Appears on Voice of America to Discuss the Taliban’s Use of Twitter
August 18, 2022 | Mia K. HinckleResearch showing how the Taliban leveraged Twitter, and Twitter’s limited management of this, was shared with Voices of America’s g …
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Info College Faculty and Alumna Publish New Book on Information Literacy and Disinformation
August 5, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreDr. Paul T. Jaeger co-authored "Foundations of Information Literacy," the first book to offer frameworks for tackling information liter …
3 Faculty Members Awarded $1.4 Million to Develop Library and Archival Services
August 2, 2022 | INFO StaffThe Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program awarded 3 Professors funding which suppor …
A farmer tends crops in Uganda, an area where bias in AI algorithms monitoring global crop health might misinterpret data due to a lack of knowledge of local growing methods. Photo by Nuno Almeida, Dreamstime.com
UMD Co-leads $750K NSF, Amazon Project to Tackle AI Bias in Mapping
July 20, 2022 | Rachael Grahame | Maryland TodayINFO College's Dr. Sergii Skakun will play a key role in building the system that could enable fairer, safer decisions on resource dist …