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MLIS Faculty and Students Partner with Piscataway Leaders to Curate an Inventory of Piscataway Materials

October 9, 2023 | Olivia Borgula
The INFO College's MLIS Curriculum Uses Hands-on Approach to Train Future Archivists
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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 Education
Dr. Wei Ai of the UMD INFO College is a co-PI on this groundbreaking project
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News Release: Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Launches

July 21, 2023 | INFO Staff
Led by the UMD INFO College, MIDA aims to change technology design to include disability communities as equal partners, proactively bui …
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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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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.
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Two Deans, Two Future Gifts, One Mission

June 20, 2023 | UMD Office of Gift Planning
Reflections on Curating the Past While Creating the Future at UMD: A fireside conversation with the Deans of INFO and Libraries.
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Public News Service: AI-Powered Phone Scams Target Seniors (ft. Katie Shilton)

June 5, 2023 | INFO Staff
Consumer education on phone scams is the best way to keep seniors protected.