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(Video) SoDa Center Workshop: The Future of Measurement, Surveys, and Social Data Science Research
November 2, 2022 | Emily DavidsonA full day of roundtable discussions, plenary speakers, panel discussions, exhibits, and more.
UMD INFO College Introduces Technology and Information Design Major
October 1, 2022 | Ava Thompson | The DiamondbackThe new major focuses on building and designing prototypes for new technologies such as apps and computers.
A farmer tends crops in Uganda, an area where bias in AI algorithms monitoring global crop health might misinterpret data due to a lack of knowledge of local growing methods. Photo by Nuno Almeida, Dreamstime.com
UMD Co-leads $750K NSF, Amazon Project to Tackle AI Bias in Mapping
July 20, 2022 | Rachael Grahame | Maryland TodayINFO College's Dr. Sergii Skakun will play a key role in building the system that could enable fairer, safer decisions on resource dist …
Dr. Cody Buntain Wins $999K DARPA Grant to Study Social Media in Conflict Zones
July 11, 2022 |Cody’s work will develop models to predict where influence efforts by actors might emerge online.
BSOS, iSchool and Department of Computer Science Unveil New Undergraduate Badging Program
April 5, 2022 | iSchool News StaffMaryland students can now earn an employer-approved stamp of data science success via a collaboration with the Greater Washington Partn …
iSchool Admits First Student to New Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Program
March 7, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreStudents can now graduate with a B.S. in Information Science and a M.S. in Library and Information Science in just five years.
