News: Faculty & Staff
UMD INFO College Welcomes Six New Faculty Members
September 12, 2023 |Reflecting INFO’s ongoing dedication to excellence in research, education, and the exploration of the information science landscape
News Release: Research Team Wins $1.5M NSF Grant to Leverage Machine Learning to Assess Mathematics Lesson Plan Quality in the Middle Grades
August 31, 2023 | Charleen Wilcox | University of Washington College of EducationDr. Wei Ai of the UMD INFO College is a co-PI on this groundbreaking project
The Johns Hopkins Hospital in East Baltimore. (Cody Boteler)
The Baltimore Banner: Is Johns Hopkins the Bad Guy in the Patient Data Breach? Or a Victim? (ft. Ido Sivan-Sevilla)
August 16, 2023 | INFO StaffINFO Assistant Professor Ido Sivan-Sevilla provides expert commentary
Political Science Now: Fiona Shen-Bayh Receives the 2023 APSA-IPSA Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award (ft. Fiona Shen-Bayh)
August 11, 2023 | INFO StaffShen-Bayh was featured in Political Science Now after being recognized for her insights about the role of courts in African politics
NBC News: Some U.S. government agencies are testing out AI to help fulfill public records requests (ft. Jason R. Baron)
July 25, 2023 | INFO StaffINFO Professor of the Practice Jason R. Baron spoke to NBC News about how AI could streamline massive amounts of public records request …
News Release: Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Launches
July 21, 2023 | INFO StaffLed by the UMD INFO College, MIDA aims to change technology design to include disability communities as equal partners, proactively bui …
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Maryland Today: Unexploded Ordnance Is Scattered Across Ukraine’s Front Lines. UMD Researchers Are Mapping Hot Spots With AI. (ft. Sergii Skakun)
July 19, 2023 | MD Today StaffShells, Rockets Fired in Wake of Russia’s Invasion Could Kill for Decades if Left in Place
Health Care Barriers: Screening and Referral for Social Determinants of Health in Maternity Care
July 17, 2023 | Olivia BorgulaA Q&A with INFO Associate Professor Amelia Gibson
Tackling Childhood Literacy: A Grand Challenge
July 14, 2023 | INFO StaffAn institutional grant addresses skills that go beyond the classroom