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Francena Bean-Waters of Baltimore and Tech Extension Educator Blaise Brennan '18 share a high-five after working through a smartphone operation question together. Below, Brennan explains the basics of phones and the internet as part of a class sponsored by the Marylanders Online program. Photos by John T. Consoli
Maryland Today: UMD, State Combine to Get ‘Marylanders Online’
April 25, 2024 | Maryland Today Staff | UMD$6M Program Provides Digital Access, Literacy From Baltimore to Rural Areas
Integrating Robots in Homes to Support Autistic Youth
April 18, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonA TRAILS pilot study looks at how families can use AI robotic animal companions in support services for autistic children
Democratizing Information: Volunteer Transcribers Enable Access to Cultural Heritage Materials
April 16, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonCrowdsourced transcriptions are making historical documents more accessible for those who use screen readers
Photo illustration by iStock/Maria Herd M.A. ’19
MD Today: Reliable ER Translations Might Be Job for Humans, AI Together (ft. Ge Gao)
April 3, 2024 | Maria Herd | UMIACSUMD researchers are part of team tackling potentially dangerous source of health care errors
Photo of Hornbake Plaza on the UMD College Park Campus, home to the INFO College
UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence
April 2, 2024 | UMD INFO Staff14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration
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
Image Credit: John T. Conso
MD Today: Accolades: Faculty and Staff Awards and Honors (ft. Ido Sivan-Sevilla and Gregg Vanderheiden)
February 20, 2024 |A Roundup of Recent Accomplishments