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Maryland Today: A Dramatic Step Forward in Robotics (ft. Bill Kules)
November 10, 2023 | Maryland Today StaffHuman Body Becomes Robot Playground in Project Funded by Arts for All Initiative

Maryland Today: UMD Tech Tool Aims to Make Workplaces More Inclusive for Autistic People (ft. Ge Gao)
October 12, 2023 | Maggie Haslam | UMDVideo Platform Designed by Neurodiverse Team Could Improve Communications for All

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

As touchscreens proliferate in daily life, from coffee shops to airports, people who are blind or visually impaired are often unable to access important digital information. UMD researchers have developed a new robot that could help bridge the gap
Photo by iStock; Toucha11y photo courtesy of Jiasheng Li.
Maryland Today: An Ally for Access (ft. Huaishu Peng)
September 15, 2023 | Karen Shih ’09Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users

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

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

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 …