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Terp Magazine: The Secrets to Social Success (ft. Jen Golbeck)
February 3, 2023 | Karen Shih | Terp MagazineStudents Learn to Game Algorithms and Grow Audiences in Popular Class
Japanese Americans arrive by train to the Santa Anita Park assembly center in April 1942 before being sent to camps. More than 100,000 people were eventually imprisoned at locations in California, Idaho, Colorado and even Arkansas. (hoto courtesy of UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library)
Terp Magazine: Truth in Exile (ft. Richard Marciano)
February 3, 2023 | Liam Farrell | Terp MagazineDecades after more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were forced into camps during World War II, a UMD archival expert is making sure the …
NPR: Unpacking TikTok Scrutiny (ft. Jen Golbeck)
January 23, 2023 | INFO StaffU.S. officials have raised concerns that user data could be accessed by the Chinese government.
Frias-Martinez Joins UMD Effort Focused on Food and Nutrition Security
January 7, 2023 | UMIACSThe multidisciplinary team received a $750K NSF grant to address the challenges of food security in Maryland.
WIRED: The Impact of Online Harassment Against Women (ft. Jessica Vitak)
December 19, 2022 | INFO StaffFeaturing Associate Professor Jessica Vitak’s research on women in Azerbaijan who opt out of social media.
UMD Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Pretrial Detention in Criminal Cases Across MD
December 13, 2022 | Laurie RobinsonAccording to lead investigator, Dr. Zubin Jelveh, there is still a gap in understanding how decisions are made about who should be deta …
Project Aims to Convey Big Data With Sound and Touch
December 6, 2022 | Maria Herd | UMIACSNSF-Funded Research Would Expand Employment, Education Opportunities for Blind Data Users.
Meta Research Q&A with Jonathan Lazar, Professor, University of Maryland College of Information Studies
December 6, 2022 | Meta ResearchIn this monthly interview series, Meta Research turns the spotlight on members of the academic community — and the important research …
Morphic: Advancing Social Equity Through Digital Inclusion
November 10, 2022 | Liz ZogbyA growing pool of users at libraries, colleges, and job centers across the US and in Canada have the opportunity to take advantage of M …