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For Caregivers Making Over-the-Counter Medication Decisions Alone, Help May Be on the Way
Dr. Eun Kyoung Choe is using AI to turn dense OTC drug labels into personalized guidance

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Designing for Growth: How a Student Team Strengthened a Tech Firm’s Recruitment Strategy
Through a partnership with INFO’s iConsultancy, NeoMax reimagined its website to attract top talent

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News Release: New Field Guide Available for Libraries to Prepare to Serve Their Communities During Crises
Offering libraries a powerful framework for proactive, community-centered crisis preparedness

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Emerging Voices: INFO’s Doctoral Scholars Shape the Future of LIS Education
Four PhD students are part of the 2025 cohort of ALISE Emerging Scholars

Kaush Ganesh, HCIM '20
Alumni Profile: The Human Firewall: Why Cybersecurity Needs UX
A profile of HCIM alum Kaush Ganesh
AI Coach Transforms Physical Therapy at Home
MD-based startup and INFO researchers are helping to solve the problem of compliance with physical therapy through a human-like AI coac …

A new UMD study offers approaches for food banks to strengthen both community well-being and local food systems while giving clients more and better meal choices. (Photo by iStock) via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: UMD Study: Food Pantries, Clients and Growers Can All Take Steps to Address Hunger
INFO’s Vanessa Frías-Martínez co-leads a UMD study outlining data-driven reforms to improve food pantry access, equity, and nutriti …

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AGNR News: Setting Food Pantries Up for Success (ft. Vanessa Frias-Martinez)
INFO’s Dr. Vanessa Frias-Martinez co-leads research to make Maryland’s food charity system more just and accessible

Chandler Colman ‘28 (left) and Samir Nazar ‘28 work on their final projects for “Knitting = Algorithms + Coding," one of 10 Maker Movement Approach to Computing classes offered this fall. The one-credit courses are designed to make it easier for students of all majors to learn about computing. (Photos by Dylan Singleton)
Maryland Today: Courses Bring Comfort to Learning Computing
INFO faculty bridge creativity and computing, teaching hands-on AI, coding, and design through the Maker Movement at Maryland