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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 …

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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

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TechNewsWorld News: Australia Bans Social Media Accounts for Minors (ft. Jen Golbeck)

December 11, 2025 | INFO Staff

INFO Professor Jen Golbeck provides insight as Australia’s proposed social media ban for minors sparks debate over safety, access, an …

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BSOS News: UMD Researchers Help Identify 5 Keys to Reducing Gun Violence by 2040

November 13, 2025 | BSOS Staff | UMD

INFO's Sheena Erete helps outline five interdisciplinary, tech-driven strategies aimed at reducing gun violence nationwide by 2040

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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 | UMD

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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AGNR News: Setting Food Pantries Up for Success (ft. Vanessa Frias-Martinez)

November 7, 2025 | Graham Binder & Caroline Boules | AGNR

INFO’s Dr. Vanessa Frias-Martinez co-leads research to make Maryland’s food charity system more just and accessible

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New International AI Safety Update Warns of Rapidly Evolving Risks

November 5, 2025 | INFO Staff

INFO’s Lee J. Tiedrich helps lead global efforts to address rapidly evolving AI risks in safety, cybersecurity and policy

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UMD researchers and educators are working to improve AI and to understand how the technology is transforming the ways we teach, learn and prepare for an AI-driven world. (Illustration by iStock) via Maryland Today

Maryland Today: Spotlight on AI: UMD Transforms Every Stage of Education

November 4, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMD

INFO’s Wei Ai co-leads a UMD project using AI to enhance K–12 math instruction and teacher development

Two male students are seated at a table in a classroom. The student in the foreground, wearing a dark baseball cap, is smiling while knitting with red yarn. The student seated behind him is also smiling and watching.

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 Today

INFO faculty bridge creativity and computing, teaching hands-on AI, coding, and design through the Maker Movement at Maryland