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Inaugural digital literacy training for trainers at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore

Partnering with Enoch Pratt—and Beyond

March 7, 2024 | Julie Slivka | UMD Extension
UMD Extension and the INFO College partner to bring digital literacy to all Marylanders

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(Video) SODA Symposium: Birds of a Feather – Dealing with Missing Data

March 5, 2024 | Logan Delavan-Hoover
Strategies for working around missing data in education

(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series : A Multilevel Approach to Heterogeneous Human-Agent Team Trust Dynamics

February 20, 2024 | Logan Delavan-Hoover
AI researcher speaks on teamwork with autonomous systems

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MD Today: Kids’ Unboxing Videos on TikTok May Be Revealing Much More. You Can Help. (ft. Jessica Vitak, Tamara Clegg, and Mega Subramaniam)

February 20, 2024 | Maggie Haslam | UMD
Expert offers five tips to protect youth privacy

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Image Credit: John T. Conso

MD Today: Accolades: Faculty and Staff Awards and Honors (ft. Ido Sivan-Sevilla and Gregg Vanderheiden)

February 20, 2024 |
A Roundup of Recent Accomplishments

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UMIACS: Vanessa Frias-Martinez Part of UMD Effort to Reduce Food Insecurity and Waste

February 15, 2024 | UMIACS Staff
FoodLoops app aims to redistribute surplus food

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Photo caption: U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announced the AI Safety Institute Consortium on Feb. 8 at a press conference in Washington, D.C.

UMD Joins National Consortium Dedicated to Improving AI Trustworthiness and Safety

February 13, 2024 | UMIACS Staff
Multiple research centers and programs challenge the ethics of AI

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Empowering the Blind Community Through Accessible Technology Education: Maryland’s Visionary Approach

February 3, 2024 | Julie Slivka | UMD Extension
A Marylanders Online project, led by the UMD Extension and the INFO College

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Eight seed grants from UMD's new TRAILS institute aim to diversify stakeholders in developing and governing AI, while using the emerging technology for societal good. Illustration courtesy of Maryland Today via iStock

Maryland Today: $1.5M in Grants Target Trustworthy AI Development

January 25, 2024 | Maryland Today Staff | UMD
Eight Projects Explore Use of Cutting-Edge Technology to Solve Range of Societal Issues