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Closing the Digital Divide: Marylanders Online Offers Tech Tools and Support to Thousands Across the State

January 22, 2024 | Julie Slivka | UMD Extension

A program led by the UMD Extension and UMD INFO College

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Image courtesy of ALA LibLearnX

UMD INFO Faculty and Students Lead Presentations at the 2024 ALA LibLearnX Conference

January 18, 2024 | INFO Staff

Library practitioners, leaders, and researchers from around the country will gather at this annual event

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UMD Group Connects Sociotechnical Cybersecurity Thinkers and Leaders

January 11, 2024 | INFO Staff

Bringing together innovators from across academia, industry, and government

New Tool Can Help Audit Pretrial Detainment Decisions in Maryland, UMD Study Shows (ft. Zubin Jelveh)

January 10, 2024 | UMD BSOS Staff

UMD BSOS + INFO faculty are determining how to make criminal justice more "just"

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(Video) Search Mastery: Bryan McCann Discusses AI and Search Engines

January 9, 2024 | INFO Staff

The co-founder of You.com gives a presentation about the future of search

Adapting to AI: Approaches for Digital Publishers in Managing Web Scraping

January 2, 2024 | INFO Staff

A report of key insights and practical advice for digital publishers

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A New Way to Make Digital Technology Accessible to All

December 20, 2023 | UMD EDUC Staff

A Q&A on the Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA), ft. Gulnoza Yakubova (EDUC)

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Units Across UMD Partner on Multidisciplinary Initiatives for AI Ethics, Accessible Technology, and Literacy

December 7, 2023 | Olivia Borgula & INFO Staff

Funded by UMD Grand Challenge Grants, INFO is playing an integral role in these initiatives

UME Tech Extension Educators, from left to right: Keri Grant, Blaise Brennan, Shelita Jackson, Maria Barga, Naimani Staley, Program Manager Vishnypriya Desai, and Aziz Hurtado Olson.

News Release: Resources, Connections, and Bridging the Digital Divide Together: The 2023 Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit

November 27, 2023 | Julie Slivka | UME

Recapping the inaugural Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit on November 9, 2023