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GBH News: With AI Common on Campus, Some Educators Are Leaning in (ft. Katie Shilton)

September 3, 2025 | INFO Staff

INFO’s Katie Shilton emphasizes AI tutors’ promise without replacing human teaching

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Baltimore Community Foundation: Leveraging Student Talent to Tackle Nonprofit Challenges: BCF’s Collaboration with UMD’s iConsultancy

August 27, 2025 | Baltimore Community Foundation

UMD iConsultancy students help BCF strengthen website management, enhance workflows, and reduce costs

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Turning Hand-Planted Seeds into Data-Driven Harvests

August 13, 2025 | Laurie Robinson

An iConsultancy partnership with Roots Africa helps the organization maximize their data

ALA Lecture Series: “What Comes Next: Libraries, Advocacy, and Public Policy—A Conversation with ALA President-Elect Sam Helmick”

May 13, 2025 | INFO Staff

ALA President-Elect Sam Helmick discussed 2025 library challenges and tools for change

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Some of the HCIL members who attended CHI pose for a group photo.

CHI 2025 roundup: HCIL Researchers Showcase Research & Win Awards at CHI 2025

May 9, 2025 | UMD HCIL Members

UMD's HCIL continues to lead at CHI 2025 with 45 contributors and four award-winning papers

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(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series Presents: A Conversation with David S. Ferriero, 10th Archivist of the United States: Digital Transformation In Times of Controversy

April 22, 2025 | INFO Staff

Former U.S. Archivist David S. Ferriero reflects on national memory, public service, and leadership

News Release: Announcing the Do Good Campus Fund Recipients: Grant Program Returns to UMD for Second Year (ft. Heera Lee)

April 21, 2025 | Saher Randhawa | Do Good Institute | UMD

INFO’s Heera Lee receives 2025 Do Good Award to lead a student capstone focused on inclusive, community-centered design

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Business Insider: Here’s What Potential 23andMe Buyers Could Do with Your Genetic Data (ft. Jessica Vitak)

April 15, 2025 | INFO Staff

INFO’s Jessica Vitak warns of privacy risks as 23andMe’s DNA database faces uncertainty after bankruptcy filing

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Keith Marzullo with UMD Mascot Testudo

Transition of College of Information Dean Keith Marzullo

April 4, 2025 | UMD Provost Office

After a decade of leadership and innovation at UMD, Keith Marzullo is transitioning on June 30, 2025 to a new position at UMass Amherst