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Fortune News: Washington State Wants to Keep Employers from Microchipping Workers, Before Anyone Even Gets the Idea (ft. Jessica Vitak)
Professor Jessica Vitak highlights workplace surveillance risks as lawmakers move to ban employer-mandated microchipping tech

Nikole Grandez, InfoSci ’23, MIM ’25
Alumni Profile: Leveling Up: How a MIM Alum Built an IT Career on Curiosity and Grit
InfoSci and MIM alum Nikole Grandez turned persistence into a profession

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Maryland Global: Code, Collaboration and Climate Solutions
Information Science alum Nicholas Schiavone applied tech and data skills to support climate refugees in global competition
AI Coach Transforms Physical Therapy at Home
MD-based startup and INFO researchers are helping to solve the problem of compliance with physical therapy through a human-like AI coac …

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TechNewsWorld News: Australia Bans Social Media Accounts for Minors (ft. Jen Golbeck)
INFO Professor Jen Golbeck provides insight as Australia’s proposed social media ban for minors sparks debate over safety, access, an …

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
INFO’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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New International AI Safety Update Warns of Rapidly Evolving Risks
INFO’s Lee J. Tiedrich helps lead global efforts to address rapidly evolving AI risks in safety, cybersecurity and policy

