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The American flag waves in the breeze beside the NC State Memorial Belltower. At LAS, teams of industry, academic and government partners work side-by-side to enhance intelligence analysis through innovative technology. (Roger Winstead/NC State University)
News Release: LAS Announces 2025 Collaborators (ft. Cody Buntain)
February 4, 2025 | Katherine Kershaw | Laboratory for Analytic SciencesSeventeen faculty from 11 universities and three companies will conduct LAS research projects this year

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Capturing How Blind Pedestrians Navigate Their Environments to Expand Accessibility
January 28, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonResearchers created a motion dataset to train autonomous vehicles on how blind individuals move

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PROGRESS Issues First-Ever Grants to Advance Innovation in Gun Violence Research
January 16, 2025 | BSOS Staff | UMDUMD's PROGRESS Initiative funds groundbreaking research projects tackling gun violence with innovation and collaboration

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News Release: A rising trend of ‘murderous verbs’ in movies over 50 years (ft. Babak Fotouhi)
January 2, 2025 | Jeff Grabmeier | Ohio State NewsStudy finds all types of movies contain more violence

(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: “Centering Community and Care in Rapid Response Research”
December 18, 2024 | INFO StaffFeaturing Anna Kijas, Assistant Director of Digital Scholarship, Head of the Lilly Music Library, Tufts University

(Video) Search Mastery Speaker Series: “Introduction to Perplexity”
December 18, 2024 | INFO StaffGreg Feingold introduces Perplexity, an intelligent search engine

Maryland Today: AIM Seed Award Program to Support AI-Related Research and Course Development
December 11, 2024 | Maryland Today Staff | UMD$1.3M Available for Interdisciplinary Work Focused on Responsible, Ethical AI Development

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AICollaboratory Launches HERITAGE–AI Initiative with Major Grant
December 11, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonThis IMLS-funded project aims to revolutionize how users engage with library and archival collections

Breaking New Ground: A Strategic Approach to Cyber Defense
December 6, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonUMD researchers created a tool that allows county governments to assess their cybersecurity risks and make adjustments