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Press Release: UMD INFO’s Allison Jennings-Roche Named 2024 LJ Mover & Shaker
May 1, 2024 | Library JournalLJ’s Class of 2024 Movers & Shakers highlights 50 individuals helping move library work forward
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UMD Rises in U.S. News’ Rankings of National Universities
September 18, 2023 | Maryland Today StaffMaryland Is No. 19 Among Public Schools, Jumps Nine Spots in Overall Rating
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News Release: Research Team Wins $1.5M NSF Grant to Leverage Machine Learning to Assess Mathematics Lesson Plan Quality in the Middle Grades
August 31, 2023 | Charleen Wilcox | University of Washington College of EducationDr. Wei Ai of the UMD INFO College is a co-PI on this groundbreaking project
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UMD Ranked Nation’s No. 1 College for LGBTQ+ Students
August 16, 2023 | Allison Dickinson and Shantala Thompson | UMDCampus Pride, BestColleges.com Highlight Campus Climate, Student Safety, Support
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News Release: Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Launches
July 21, 2023 | INFO StaffLed by the UMD INFO College, MIDA aims to change technology design to include disability communities as equal partners, proactively bui …
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IEEE Spectrum: A Wearable Robotic Assistant That’s All Over You (ft. Ge Gao)
June 30, 2023 | CMNS StaffCalico is a little robot that can zip around your clothing to help you out.
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Weighing in on the Federal Case Against Donald Trump (ft. Jason R. Baron)
June 22, 2023 | INFO StaffINFO Professor of the Practice Jason R. Baron is interviewed by various news outlets regarding the Presidential Records Act.