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How Taliban Used Twitter to take over Afghanistan
Dr. Cody Buntain looks at how the Taliban made effective use of Twitter to engage with and manipulate international and domestic audien …
Dr. Zubin Jelveh: Machine Learning Can Predict Shooting Victimization Well Enough to Help Prevent It
Using arrest and victimization records from the Chicago PD, a machine learning model can predict the risk of being shot in the next 18 …
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Maryland Today: $6M Award From State to Help Extension Bridge Digital Divide
UMD Info College faculty and students join team to develop programs to help underserved urban and rural communities access broadband in …
Screenshot of an observation session on Zoom from the research study, with Dr. Emma Dixon, Ms. Diana Blackwelder, and a study participant (anonymized with an icon) viewing an NIH webpage reporting on risk factors for heart disease linked to dementia.
How People with Dementia Access Health Information
Dr. Amanda Lazar and her team examine the barriers faced by people with dementia to accessing relevant, accurate health information.
(Video) ALA Lecture Series: ALA President Patty Wong
Wong shares her 37-year journey with the ALA and the association's ongoing commitment to equity and inclusion.
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(Video) Search Mastery Speaker Series: Manchester vs. Cranfield
A discussion about why we answer questions, and how a new paradigm can justify crafting search queries that go beyond information seeki …
The Maryland State House in Annapolis
New Law Ensures Equivalent Access to Digital Tools for All of Maryland’s K-12 Students
Trace Center Director and iSchool professor Jonathan Lazar contributed to and testified in support of the bill to bring an accessibilit …
