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Integrating Robots in Homes to Support Autistic Youth
April 18, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonA TRAILS pilot study looks at how families can use AI robotic animal companions in support services for autistic children

Maryland Today: New Teaching Innovation Grants to Support Surge of Educational Tech (ft. Caro Williams-Pierce)
April 18, 2024 | Annie Krakower | Maryland TodayAwards for 24 Projects Fund Use of AI, Gamification, and More in the Classroom

NPR News: The Future of TikTok in the United States (ft. Jen Golbeck)
April 17, 2024 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Jen Golbeck discusses TikTok data collection with NPR

Democratizing Information: Volunteer Transcribers Enable Access to Cultural Heritage Materials
April 16, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonCrowdsourced transcriptions are making historical documents more accessible for those who use screen readers

MD Today: Website Help for the Helpers
April 12, 2024 | Lucy Hubbard | Maryland Today | UMDStudents create custom software for nonprofits, sponsored by the INFO College

ACM: Community Is Critical Too
April 12, 2024 | Tamara CleggLeveraging community to broaden the faces, places, and interlaces of computing.

News Release: UMD Launches Institute Focused on Ethical AI Development
April 9, 2024 | UMD StaffINFO's Dr. Sheena Erete will serve as the Associate Director of Research of the new AI Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM)