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UMD Empowering More Maryland Residents to Become Digitally Connected

October 12, 2023 | Holly Leber Simmons & INFO Staff

The $6M UMD Extension & INFO initiative focuses on expanding broadband access coupled with digital literacy training

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Maryland Today: UMD Tech Tool Aims to Make Workplaces More Inclusive for Autistic People (ft. Ge Gao)

October 12, 2023 | Maggie Haslam | UMD

Video Platform Designed by Neurodiverse Team Could Improve Communications for All

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(Video) Deans Lecture Series: A Conversation with Journalist David Plotz: Fake Bits, Real Bricks – Using Digital Information to Change the Physical World

October 12, 2023 | INFO Staff

Journalist and information entrepreneur discusses the intersection of technology and journalism

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(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: Virtual Team Creativity and Innovation

October 11, 2023 | INFO Staff

Distinguished professor from University of Nebraska at Omaha gives a presentation about the psychological impacts of virtual work

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Maryland Today: ‘Beyond the Field’ Homecoming Address Takes on Promise—and Risks—of AI (ft. Jen Golbeck)

October 10, 2023 | Maryland Today Staff | UMD

Systems Are Subject to Same Biases, Truthfulness Challenges as Society at Large

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(Video) Search Mastery: Maps, Models, and Metrics for Influence in Conflict Zones

October 10, 2023 | INFO Staff

Featuring INFO assistant professor Cody Buntain

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MLIS Faculty and Students Partner with Piscataway Leaders to Curate an Inventory of Piscataway Materials

October 9, 2023 | Olivia Borgula

The INFO College's MLIS Curriculum Uses Hands-on Approach to Train Future Archivists

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ARLIS: UMD Researchers Measure Social Media Sharing with Emotions (ft. Susannah Paletz)

October 6, 2023 | UMD ARLIS Staff

4,000+ Facebook posts were analyzed to determine the ability of different emotion models to predict post sharing.