The University of Maryland College of Information (INFO) is a top-ranked research and teaching college where faculty, staff, and students are passionate about using information and technology to break down barriers and create exciting new possibilities.
Research
Expanding the frontiers how information and technology is accessed, used, and leveraged to empower individuals and communities.
Partners
Working with community, academic, and industry partners to create information science solutions and create learning and career opportunities for students.
Academics
Offering Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Certificate programs to prepare the next generation of information professionals and researchers.
Alumni
Supporting new generations of students through scholarships, internships, and connections while enjoying networking and other benefits.
UMD INFO News
A UMD student became the first to digitize a little-known letter between Founding Fathers George Mason, left, and George Washington, while working as a digital archives fellow at Gunston Hall. Letters courtesy of the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall; portraits via Wikimedia Commons. Photo via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: A New Page in U.S. History
MLIS grad student, Nicholas Gentry, digitizes a forgotten 1768 letter between George Mason and George Washington
Led by the University of Maryland, TRAILS was launched in May 2023 with a $20 million award from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The institute is focused on developing, building and modeling participatory research that—over time—will increase trust in AI. Illustration courtesy of TRAILS. Image via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: $750K in Seed Grants Awarded by UMD-Led Coalition on Trustworthy AI
Six INFO faculty are among researchers awarded $750K+ in TRAILS funding to advance trustworthy, human-centered AI innovation
Working in the Small Artifacts (SMART) Lab, Assistant Professor of computer science Huaishu Peng (left) and doctoral students Zining Zhang (center) and Jiasheng Li discuss technology that can assist sight-impaired people. Photo by Mike Morgan Photography. Photo via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: Blind People Struggle With Nonverbal Cues, A UMD-Cornell AI Project Could Help
INFO’s Ge Gao is helping develop AI to assist blind professionals interpret nonverbal workplace cues
Douglas Oard, a noted expert in information retrieval, has been at the University of Maryland since 1996 and has been an active member of UMIACS since 1998.
University of Maryland College of Information Appoints Douglas W. Oard as Interim Dean
Douglas W. Oard named Interim Dean of UMD’s College of Information, bringing decades of leadership and research expertise