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Fortune News: Washington State Wants to Keep Employers from Microchipping Workers, Before Anyone Even Gets the Idea (ft. Jessica Vitak)

March 20, 2026 | INFO Staff

Professor Jessica Vitak highlights workplace surveillance risks as lawmakers move to ban employer-mandated microchipping tech

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Nature News: Why Every Scientist Needs a Librarian (ft. Amelia Gibson)

March 13, 2026 | INFO Staff

Amelia Gibson highlights librarians’ role in supporting scientific research through data management, literature searches, and open sc …

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Designing for Growth: How a Student Team Strengthened a Tech Firm’s Recruitment Strategy

March 12, 2026 | Laurie Robinson

Through a partnership with INFO’s iConsultancy, NeoMax reimagined its website to attract top talent

Nikole Grandez, InfoSci ’23, MIM ’25

Alumni Profile: Leveling Up: How a MIM Alum Built an IT Career on Curiosity and Grit

March 2, 2026 | Laurie Robinson

InfoSci and MIM alum Nikole Grandez turned persistence into a profession

A group of students and faculty stand together on a stage at Korea University Seoul Campus during the 2025 Climate Corps Summer School. Several students wear matching green shirts and hold red Korea University folders and small teddy bear mascots. At center, they display a sign reading “Third Prize – Climate Corps Summer School 2025” for a business plan team. Information science student Nicholas Schiavone stands among the group holding a red folder.

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Maryland Global: Code, Collaboration and Climate Solutions

February 13, 2026 | Maryland Today Staff | UMD

Information Science alum Nicholas Schiavone applied tech and data skills to support climate refugees in global competition

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Emerging Voices: INFO’s Doctoral Scholars Shape the Future of LIS Education

January 6, 2026 | Laurie Robinson

Four PhD students are part of the 2025 cohort of ALISE Emerging Scholars

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Kaush Ganesh, HCIM '20

Alumni Profile: The Human Firewall: Why Cybersecurity Needs UX

January 6, 2026 | Laurie Robinson

A profile of HCIM alum Kaush Ganesh

A woman with a prosthetic leg performs a side stretch on a blue yoga mat in a bright living room while following a workout on a laptop placed on a nearby coffee table.

AI Coach Transforms Physical Therapy at Home

December 18, 2025 | Laurie Robinson

MD-based startup and INFO researchers are helping to solve the problem of compliance with physical therapy through a human-like AI coac …

Person holding a smartphone interacts with an AI chatbot interface, shown as a glowing robot icon and message bubble on the screen.

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UMIACS: Building AI That Keeps Users Safe Across Cultures and Crises (ft. Vanessa Frias-Martinez)

December 15, 2025 | Melissa Brachfeld | UMIACS

INFO Professor Vanessa Frías-Martínez helps build trustworthy AI systems that deliver guidance in high-stakes situations