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Tackling Childhood Literacy: A Grand Challenge

July 14, 2023 | INFO Staff
An institutional grant addresses skills that go beyond the classroom
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Five Projects Awarded the Inaugural SoDa Seed Grant

July 12, 2023 | Info Staff
Funding provided to projects that seek to solve social media misinformation, vulnerable community infrastructure, and racial injustice

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Maryland Today: Why Is Everyone Joining Threads? (ft. Jen Golbeck)

July 11, 2023 | MD Today Staff
Twitter’s new rival surges despite snags - a UMD social media expert explains why
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Library Journal: ALA Approves New Library Service Standards for the Incarcerated or Detained (ft. Victoria Van Hyning)

July 10, 2023 | INFO Staff
INFO Assistant Professor Victoria Van Hyning was among the group who oversaw the revision.
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IEEE Spectrum: A Wearable Robotic Assistant That’s All Over You (ft. Ge Gao)

June 30, 2023 | CMNS Staff
Calico is a little robot that can zip around your clothing to help you out.
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New App to Empower Baltimoreans to Advocate for Better Public Transit

June 29, 2023 | Laurie Robinson
INFO and BSOS are working on a toolkit to help determine the pain points Baltimoreans experience on their commutes.
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Researchers Use Deep Learning, VHR Satellite Imagery to Map Artillery Craters in Eastern Ukraine

June 29, 2023 | GEOG Department
INFO Assistant Professor Sergii Skakun examines detecting and mapping artillery craters in Eastern Ukraine.
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(Video) 40th Human-Computer Interaction Lab Symposium

June 27, 2023 | INFO Staff
INFO professors and other HCIL experts discuss human-computer interaction technology during 40th annual event
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Weighing in on the Federal Case Against Donald Trump (ft. Jason R. Baron)

June 22, 2023 | INFO Staff
INFO Professor of the Practice Jason R. Baron is interviewed by various news outlets regarding the Presidential Records Act.