News: Faculty & Staff
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Inaugural digital literacy training for trainers at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore
Partnering with Enoch Pratt—and Beyond
March 7, 2024 | Julie Slivka | UMD ExtensionUMD Extension and the INFO College partner to bring digital literacy to all Marylanders
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GEOG and INFO College Celebrate Sergii Skakun’s Promotion to Associate Professor
March 1, 2024 | UMD GEOG StaffThe Department of Geographical Sciences and the College of Information Studies (INFO College) gathered last week to celebrate the promo …
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Left to right: beth bonsignore, Carol Boston, Andrew Fellows, Bill Kules, Diana Marsh, Ron Padrón, Galina Reitz, Beth St. Jean
Eight Members of the UMD INFO College Receive “Do Good Innovator Awards”
February 29, 2024 | INFO StaffBestowed by the Provost for innovation, service, and social impact
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AP News: Meta’s Enforcement of Manipulated Media Policies (ft. Jen Golbeck)
February 16, 2024 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Jen Golbeck comments on online misinformation
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UMIACS: Vanessa Frias-Martinez Part of UMD Effort to Reduce Food Insecurity and Waste
February 15, 2024 | UMIACS StaffFoodLoops app aims to redistribute surplus food
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Collection Development, Preparing Future Librarians for Challenges Ahead
February 13, 2024 | Morgan AdleInterview with Maggie Zarnosky Saponaro, Director of Collection Development Strategies.
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From left, Megan Newcombe, Min Wu, Rita Colwell, Jessica Vitak, Mia Smith-Bynum, Stephanie Lansing and Kawthar Zaki. All experienced moments of uncertainty in forging their careers in science, where women are a distinct minority, but found inspiration to continue.
MD Today: The Science of Perseverance (ft. Jessica Vitak)
February 12, 2024 | Maggie Haslam | Maryland Today | UMDUMD female scientists reflect on overcoming moments of doubt
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Maryland Today: To Like or Not to Like – Facebook at 20 (ft. Cody Buntain)
February 5, 2024 | Karen Shih | Maryland Today | UMDFacebook changed the world, but not always for good - a UMD expert explains its complicated legacy
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The increased sophistication of cyberattacks through social media platforms, computer hardware, smart devices and popular websites demands more care in how we engage the internet, says Associate Research Professor Charlie Harry. "At the end of the day, we should all expect the worst and have an action plan for recovery." Illustration by Valerie Morgan
Maryland Today: Your Printer May Spill All of Your Secrets (ft. Charles Harry)
January 30, 2024 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDUMD Professor Explains the Alarming Creativity of Today’s Cyberattacks—and the 5 Unlikely Places You’re Vulnerable