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.
Expanding the frontiers how information and technology is accessed, used, and leveraged to empower individuals and communities.
Working with community, academic, and industry partners to create information science solutions and create learning and career opportunities for students.
Offering Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Certificate programs to prepare the next generation of information professionals and researchers.
Supporting new generations of students through scholarships, internships, and connections while enjoying networking and other benefits.
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.
" alt="Maryland Today: Blind People Struggle With Nonverbal Cues. A UMD-Cornell AI Project Could Help."/> 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
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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
A lack of access to solid information has bred cynicism, depression and willingness to bend rules among the estimated 400 million people nationwide battling long COVID, according to new UMD research. Illustration by Adobe Stock via Maryland Today.
" alt="Maryland Today: COVID ‘Long-Haulers’ Lack Reliable Information, UMD Study Shows"/> Maryland Today: COVID ‘Long-Haulers’ Lack Reliable Information, UMD Study ShowsINFO’s Beth St. Jean finds long COVID patients face info gaps, fueling distrust and risky decisions
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" alt="INFO Students Partner with Nonprofit to Overhaul Accessibility and Make a Bigger Impact"/> INFO Students Partner with Nonprofit to Overhaul Accessibility and Make a Bigger ImpactHCIM students gain real-world UX design experience working with the American Occupational Therapy Foundation on a website redesign
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" alt="Preserving Science Through Storytelling: MLIS Student Supports Audiovisual History at the Niels Bohr Library & Archives"/> Preserving Science Through Storytelling: MLIS Student Supports Audiovisual History at the Niels Bohr Library & ArchivesMLIS student Jamila Hinds helps preserve and inventory decades of STEM media at NBLA
Anastasia Armendariz, MLIS '22
" alt="Alumni Profile: A Career in Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future"/> Alumni Profile: A Career in Preserving the Past, Inspiring the FutureA profile of MLIS alum Anastasia Armendariz
Sparsh Paliwal, HCIM '23
" alt="Alumni Profile: How One Alum Went From Doodling to Design Systems"/> Alumni Profile: How One Alum Went From Doodling to Design SystemsA profile of HCIM alum Sparsh Paliwal
Nearly two dozen AI projects from a host of disciplines and departments across the UMD campus were funded through a new seed grant program administered by the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM). Illustration by iStock
" alt="Maryland Today: AIM Seed Grants Support 22 AI Research Projects"/> Maryland Today: AIM Seed Grants Support 22 AI Research ProjectsINFO’s Vanessa Frías Martínez, Hernisa Kacorri, and Katie Shilton are driving interdisciplinary AI research through UMD’s new $1.5M …