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Breaking the Loop: Creating a Trustworthy Social Media Platform

March 28, 2023 | Laurie Robinson
As part of his NSF Career award, Assistant Professor Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia is designing a social media platform that will deliver us …
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Dr. Diana Marsh

INFO Biblioterp Podcast Launches! Episode 1: Dr. Diana Marsh, Dinosaurs, the Smithsonian, and her Book

March 23, 2023 | Mia K. Hinckle
An INFO college podcast where host Dr. Jen Golbeck dives into innovative information science books.
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INFO Alumna Sheri Massey: “7 Ways School Librarians Can Build Partnerships With Content Teachers”

March 21, 2023 | Sheri A. Massey
How school librarians can collaborate with teachers on content development to advance students' critical thinking skills.
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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: Curating Longitudinal Natural History Data Through the CHANGES Project

March 16, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff
Andrea Thomer, assistant professor at the University of Arizona School of Information, discussed natural history data curation.
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The Case For Applying AI to FOIA Processing

March 15, 2023 | Jason R. Baron
How Does Access To Government Records Work When An Agency Holds Hundreds of Millions of Emails?
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Women Who Are Making History Today

March 14, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff
A list of papers, projects, and other achievements of women in the INFO community.
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(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: Promoting Astronaut Autonomy in Human Spaceflight Missions

March 10, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff
Jessica Marquez, human systems engineer at NASA, spoke about supporting long distance spaceflight.
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Off the Playground: When Kids Co-design Technology

March 8, 2023 | Laurie Robinson
The HCIL KidsTeam, a leader in youth technology design, creates a gamified digital platform.