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14 Incredible Teams Selected as 2024 Do Good Challenge Semi-Finalists
March 7, 2024 | UMD StaffINFO students Wadi Ahmed and Ruka Ayele are among the semi-finalists!
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Scientific American: Everything to Know About OpenAI’s New Text-to-Video Generator, Sora (ft. Irene Pasquetto)
March 7, 2024 | INFO StaffA new AI software that generates realistic videos is raising concerns around misinformation applications
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Inaugural digital literacy training for trainers at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore
Partnering with Enoch Pratt—and Beyond
March 7, 2024 | Julie Slivka | UMD ExtensionUMD Extension and the INFO College partner to bring digital literacy to all Marylanders
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How Emerging Technologies are Crafting New Worlds and Revolutionizing Learning
March 6, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonResearch with KidsTeam and local neighborhoods examines how youth use emerging technologies like AI and VR
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(Video) SODA Symposium: Birds of a Feather – Dealing with Missing Data
March 5, 2024 | Logan Delavan-HooverStrategies for working around missing data in education
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GEOG and INFO College Celebrate Sergii Skakun’s Promotion to Associate Professor
March 1, 2024 | UMD GEOG StaffThe Department of Geographical Sciences and the College of Information Studies (INFO College) gathered last week to celebrate the promo …
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Eight Members of the UMD INFO College Receive “Do Good Innovator Awards”
February 29, 2024 | INFO StaffBestowed by the Provost for innovation, service, and social impact