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New Tool Can Help Audit Pretrial Detainment Decisions in Maryland, UMD Study Shows (ft. Zubin Jelveh)

UMD BSOS + INFO faculty are determining how to make criminal justice more "just"
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ARLIS: UMD Researchers Measure Social Media Sharing with Emotions (ft. Susannah Paletz)

4,000+ Facebook posts were analyzed to determine the ability of different emotion models to predict post sharing.