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Emerging Voices: INFO’s Doctoral Scholars Shape the Future of LIS Education
January 6, 2026 | Laurie RobinsonFour PhD students are part of the 2025 cohort of ALISE Emerging Scholars
Kaush Ganesh, HCIM '20
Alumni Profile: The Human Firewall: Why Cybersecurity Needs UX
January 6, 2026 | Laurie RobinsonA profile of HCIM alum Kaush Ganesh
AI Coach Transforms Physical Therapy at Home
December 18, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonMD-based startup and INFO researchers are helping to solve the problem of compliance with physical therapy through a human-like AI coac …
A new UMD study offers approaches for food banks to strengthen both community well-being and local food systems while giving clients more and better meal choices. (Photo by iStock) via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: UMD Study: Food Pantries, Clients and Growers Can All Take Steps to Address Hunger
November 10, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDINFO’s Vanessa Frías-Martínez co-leads a UMD study outlining data-driven reforms to improve food pantry access, equity, and nutriti …
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AGNR News: Setting Food Pantries Up for Success (ft. Vanessa Frias-Martinez)
November 7, 2025 | Graham Binder & Caroline Boules | AGNRINFO’s Dr. Vanessa Frias-Martinez co-leads research to make Maryland’s food charity system more just and accessible
Chandler Colman ‘28 (left) and Samir Nazar ‘28 work on their final projects for “Knitting = Algorithms + Coding," one of 10 Maker Movement Approach to Computing classes offered this fall. The one-credit courses are designed to make it easier for students of all majors to learn about computing. (Photos by Dylan Singleton)
Maryland Today: Courses Bring Comfort to Learning Computing
October 23, 2025 | Karen Shih ’09 | Maryland TodayINFO faculty bridge creativity and computing, teaching hands-on AI, coding, and design through the Maker Movement at Maryland
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Building Trust in AI, One Block at a Time
October 23, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonA unique partnership is closing the digital divide by creating community-led AI literacy programs for underserved youth and families
Assistant Professor Stephanie Valencia² (center) shows the Spoken app, a commercial AAC tool to help users of speech-generating devices. Photo by Craig Taylor.
The AI That Tells a Joke With You
October 20, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonNew research explores how AI can help speech-generating device users reclaim timely, humorous comments —without losing their own voic …
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WTOP News: Smarter Classrooms, Real Results: How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Education (ft. Charles Harry)
October 10, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO's Charles Harry explores how AI transforms education, enhancing learning, student support, and ethical classroom practices