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Frias-Martinez Joins UMD Effort Focused on Food and Nutrition Security

January 7, 2023 | UMIACS

The multidisciplinary team received a $750K NSF grant to address the challenges of food security in Maryland.

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Left to right: Stephen Freeman, Keith Marzullo (INFO College Dean), and Brett Harrison

Introducing iLEAD’s Newest Members

January 6, 2023 | UMD INFO Staff

Brett Harrison is a senior managing director in FTI’s Technology Segment and Stephen Freeman is vice president of Surety at M&T Insur …

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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: Belongings, Archives, & Indigenizing Design

January 3, 2023 | Emily Davidson

Tomaquag Museum Executive Director Lorén Spears discusses strategies for decolonizing and Indigenizing museum policies, processes, and …

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100 Women Making AI Ethical and Accessible

December 19, 2022 | Laurie Robinson

Associate Professor Jessica Vitak made the list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.

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WIRED: The Impact of Online Harassment Against Women (ft. Jessica Vitak)

December 19, 2022 | INFO Staff

Featuring Associate Professor Jessica Vitak’s research on women in Azerbaijan who opt out of social media.

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(Video) SoDa Symposium: Rehabilitation of Open-ends

December 15, 2022 | Emily Davidson

Carol Haney of Qualtrics and Professor Philip Resnik discuss the advantages of open-ends in survey research.

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UMD Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Pretrial Detention in Criminal Cases Across MD

December 13, 2022 | Laurie Robinson

According to lead investigator, Dr. Zubin Jelveh, there is still a gap in understanding how decisions are made about who should be deta …

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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: The Persistent Visions Exhibition

December 9, 2022 | Emily Davidson

Dr. Eric Hung and independent video producer/director Jeff Krulik dive into the curation and creation of musical community records.

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Project Aims to Convey Big Data With Sound and Touch

December 6, 2022 | Maria Herd | UMIACS

NSF-Funded Research Would Expand Employment, Education Opportunities for Blind Data Users.