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Fortune News: Washington State Wants to Keep Employers from Microchipping Workers, Before Anyone Even Gets the Idea (ft. Jessica Vitak)
Professor Jessica Vitak highlights workplace surveillance risks as lawmakers move to ban employer-mandated microchipping tech
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Nature News: Why Every Scientist Needs a Librarian (ft. Amelia Gibson)
Amelia Gibson highlights librarians’ role in supporting scientific research through data management, literature searches, and open sc …
The 2025 INFO Insider Magazine is Here!
Stronger together: Celebrating information innovation and collaboration; wishing all a happy new year 🥂❄️
AI Coach Transforms Physical Therapy at Home
MD-based startup and INFO researchers are helping to solve the problem of compliance with physical therapy through a human-like AI coac …
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UMIACS: Building AI That Keeps Users Safe Across Cultures and Crises (ft. Vanessa Frias-Martinez)
INFO Professor Vanessa Frías-Martínez helps build trustworthy AI systems that deliver guidance in high-stakes situations
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TechNewsWorld News: Australia Bans Social Media Accounts for Minors (ft. Jen Golbeck)
INFO Professor Jen Golbeck provides insight as Australia’s proposed social media ban for minors sparks debate over safety, access, an …
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WTOP News: Maryland Students Work to Preserve a Unique Bit of Animal History About Greenbelt (ft. Eric Hung)
Guided by Professor Eric Hung, UMD INFO students digitize and share Greenbelt’s surprising pet history with the community
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BSOS News: UMD Researchers Help Identify 5 Keys to Reducing Gun Violence by 2040
INFO's Sheena Erete helps outline five interdisciplinary, tech-driven strategies aimed at reducing gun violence nationwide by 2040
A new UMD study offers approaches for food banks to strengthen both community well-being and local food systems while giving clients more and better meal choices. (Photo by iStock) via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: UMD Study: Food Pantries, Clients and Growers Can All Take Steps to Address Hunger
INFO’s Vanessa Frías-Martínez co-leads a UMD study outlining data-driven reforms to improve food pantry access, equity, and nutriti …