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Chandler Colman ‘28 (left) and Samir Nazar ‘28 work on their final projects for “Knitting = Algorithms + Coding," one of 10 Maker Movement Approach to Computing classes offered this fall. The one-credit courses are designed to make it easier for students of all majors to learn about computing. (Photos by Dylan Singleton)
Maryland Today: Courses Bring Comfort to Learning Computing
October 23, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMD | Karen Shih ’09INFO faculty bridge creativity and computing, teaching hands-on AI, coding, and design through the Maker Movement at Maryland
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Building Trust in AI, One Block at a Time
October 23, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonA unique partnership is closing the digital divide by creating community-led AI literacy programs for underserved youth and families.
Assistant Professor Stephanie Valencia² (center) shows the Spoken app, a commercial AAC tool to help users of speech-generating devices. Photo by Craig Taylor.
The AI That Tells a Joke With You
October 20, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonNew research explores how AI can help speech-generating device users reclaim timely, humorous comments —without losing their own voic …
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SIGNAL Magazine News: A Crucial First Look at the Nation’s Cyber Attack Surfaces (ft. Ido Sivan-Sevilla)
October 15, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO Assistant Professor Ido Sivan-Sevilla leads groundbreaking UMD research mapping county-level cyber vulnerabilities nationwide
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WTOP News: Smarter Classrooms, Real Results: How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Education (ft. Charles Harry)
October 10, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO's Charles Harry explores how AI transforms education, enhancing learning, student support, and ethical classroom practices
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(Video) AIP Foundation News: Guarding the History of Science: Jamila Hinds at the Niels Bohr Library & Archives
October 8, 2025 | INFO StaffMLIS student Jamila Hinds protects rare AIP archives and enhances public access in an effort to preserve scientific history
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(Video) Full Measure News: Psyops (ft. Jennifer Golbeck)
October 7, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO’s Jen Golbeck sheds light on how algorithms and bot networks fuel online radicalization and deepen social divisions
Members of the Marylanders Online team accept the 2025 Maryland Hispanic Leadership Empowerment Award
UMD’s “Marylanders Online” Initiative Receives Maryland Hispanic Leadership Empowerment Award
October 7, 2025 | Julie Slivka UMEThe UME and INFO College's initiative is recognized by the Daily Record for digital literacy impact
