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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
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 …
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.
From Paper Craft Making to Google’s UX Design Team: Leveraging Creativity to Create Equitable Experiences
June 15, 2023 | Laurie RobinsonA profile of HCIM alumnus Markus Hines (22')
