Directory

New INFO Faculty & Staff

Melissa E. Wertheimer
Adjunct Lecturer

Myriam Paul
Assistant Director of Sponsored Projects

Ramita Shrestha
Program Manager - BSIS@Shady Grove

Ronaisha Ruth
HR Coordinator

Lee J. Tiedrich
AIM Fellow, Visiting Professor of the Practice, Co-Director Tech Policy, Research & Education Hub

Keke Wu
Assistant Professor

Samantha McDonald
Lecturer

Ume Habiba, InfoSci Senior UMD College of Information

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CMNS Staff - Sunday, October 20, 2024

UMD Women in Tech Gathered at 2024 Grace Hopper Celebration

InfoSci senior Ume Habiba speaks at the world’s largest conference for women and nonbinary technologists

Kofi Ansah-Brew

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INFO Staff - Friday, October 18, 2024

Alumni Profile: Kofi Ansah-Brew’s Mission to Secure America’s Health Data

With cyberattacks on U.S. health systems nearly doubling in 2023, Kofi Ansah-Brew is leading efforts to enhance the protection of sensi …

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INFO Staff - Tuesday, October 15, 2024

(Video) CAFe Presents: “Archiving the Crisis: What urgency should archivists feel regarding living archives of state-sponsored violence?”

Doran Larson discusses the American Prison Writing Archive and its role in amplifying incarcerated voices

Stacks of archival documents in organized boxes.

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UMD | UMIACS Staff - Monday, October 14, 2024

UMIACS: Reimagining the Future of Historical Research, One Box at a Time (ft. Doug Oard)

UMD researchers develop AI tools to streamline archival searches, revolutionizing historical document access

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From Taylor Swift to the fate of family pets to hurricane relief, disinformation has covered a wide range of topics in the run-up to the 2024 election, and AI has played a key role in powering its spread on social media and elsewhere. Photos by Adobe Stock AI and Shutterstock

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Chris Carroll | Maryland Today Staff | UMD - Friday, October 11, 2024

Maryland Today: AI-Generated Misinformation is Everywhere. ID’ing It May Be Harder Than You Think (ft. Jen Golbeck)

UMD Experts Explain the Emotional Pulls and Cognitive Pitfalls—and How to Avoid Them

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A UMD library researcher helped create the first update to nationwide guidelines on jail and prison libraries in 32 years; they add new guidance on accessibility, among other measures designed to maximize the facilities' benefit to incarcerated people. Illustration by Valerie Morgan.

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Sala Levin | Maryland Today Staff | UMD - Thursday, October 3, 2024