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Public News Service: AI-Powered Phone Scams Target Seniors (ft. Katie Shilton)

June 5, 2023 | INFO Staff

Consumer education on phone scams is the best way to keep seniors protected.

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NBC’s 11th Hour: Surgeon General Warns About Teens on Social Media (ft. Jen Golbeck)

June 2, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff

Professor Jen Golbeck joins a panel of guests on the 11th Hour to address social media’s influence on young people's mental health.

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INFO Recognizes LGBTQ Heritage Month

June 1, 2023 |

Through diversity, inclusion, and social justice, we recognize the importance of LGBTQ+ rights and their intersection with information.

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Breaking Boundaries and Shaping the Future: Honoring the 2023 INFO Doctoral Graduates

May 23, 2023 |

Our new PhD graduates are advancing the frontiers of information science.

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Dr. Charles Harry

INFO College’s Charles Harry Granted Patent for Innovative Cybersecurity Risk Modeling Platform

May 23, 2023 | UMD SPP Staff

The TAPESTRY model allows one to explore risk in specific subsections of an organization or at the macro level.

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Maryland Today: When a Cat Video Elicits More Than Warm Fuzzies (ft. Susannah Paletz)

May 10, 2023 | Maggie Haslam | UMD

Researchers Look at Human Responses to ‘Cuteness’ in Social Media

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ALA president Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada

(Video) ALA President Offers Advice for Future Librarians on Handling Banned Books

May 4, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff

During the talk, attendees received advice tailored to both students planning to become library and information science practitioners a …