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UMIACS: Building AI That Keeps Users Safe Across Cultures and Crises (ft. Vanessa Frias-Martinez)
December 15, 2025 | UMD | UMIACS StaffINFO Professor Vanessa Frías-Martínez helps build trustworthy AI systems that deliver consistent, culturally aware guidance in high-s …
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TechNewsWorld News: Australia Bans Social Media Accounts for Minors (ft. Jen Golbeck)
December 11, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Jen Golbeck provides insight as Australia’s proposed social media ban for minors sparks debate over safety, access, an …
"To Die For" A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes By Rosie Grant
(Video) MLIS Alumni Spotlight: CBS News: “To Die For”: Beloved Recipes Etched in Stone (ft Rosie Grant ’22)
December 3, 2025 | INFO StaffMLIS alum Rosie Grant uncovers and preserves gravestone recipes, showing how cherished dishes keep loved ones’ memories alive across …
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WTOP News: Maryland Students Work to Preserve a Unique Bit of Animal History About Greenbelt (ft. Eric Hung)
November 21, 2025 | INFO StaffGuided by Professor Eric Hung, UMD INFO students digitize and share Greenbelt’s surprising pet history with the community
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BSOS News: UMD Researchers Help Identify 5 Keys to Reducing Gun Violence by 2040
November 13, 2025 | BSOS Staff | UMDINFO faculty member Sheena Erete helps outline five interdisciplinary, tech-driven strategies aimed at reducing gun violence nationwide …
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
November 10, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDINFO’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
November 7, 2025 | AGNR Staff | UMDINFO’s Dr. Vanessa Frias-Martinez co-leads research to make Maryland’s food charity system more just and accessible
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New International AI Safety Update Warns of Rapidly Evolving Risks
November 5, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO’s Lee J. Tiedrich helps lead global efforts to address rapidly evolving AI risks in safety, cybersecurity and policy
UMD researchers and educators are working to improve AI and to understand how the technology is transforming the ways we teach, learn and prepare for an AI-driven world. (Illustration by iStock) via Maryland Today
Maryland Today: Spotlight on AI: UMD Transforms Every Stage of Education
November 4, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDINFO’s Wei Ai co-leads a UMD project using AI to enhance K–12 math instruction and teacher development