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
Physics Professor Wolfgang Losert, one of the winners of UMD's Invention of the Year competition, holds a plaque onstage at Innovate Maryland on Tuesday. Also pictured (from left): UM Ventures Innovation Managers Virinchi Juttukonda and Ashwin Ramanujam, Chief Innovation Officer Dean Chang, Vice President for Research Gregory F. Ball, UM Ventures Associate Director Felicia Metz and UM Ventures-College Park Director Ken Porter. Photos by Mike Morgan.
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INFO faculty contributed to brain-inspired AI method that won UMD’s 2025 Invention of the Year
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ALA Lecture Series: “What Comes Next: Libraries, Advocacy, and Public Policy—A Conversation with ALA President-Elect Sam Helmick”
ALA Lecture Series: “What Comes Next: Libraries, Advocacy, and Public Policy—A Conversation with ALA President-Elect Sam Helmick”
ALA President-Elect Sam Helmick discussed 2025 library challenges and tools for change
Some of the HCIL members who attended CHI pose for a group photo.
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UMD’s HCIL continues to lead at CHI 2025 with 45 contributors and four award-winning papers
Seven new UMD courses that delve into the role of artificial intelligence across art, public health, information science, psychology and more have received seed grants from the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM). Illustration by iStock.
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INFO faculty Mega Subramaniam and Jessica Grimmer lead new UMD courses advancing AI literacy and creative innovation
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Search Mastery Speaker Series: “Central Roles of Public Libraries in Supporting Their Communities’ Needs for Information and Beyond During the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics”
Search Mastery Speaker Series: “Central Roles of Public Libraries in Supporting Their Communities’ Needs for Information and Beyond During the 1918 Influenza and COVID-19 Pandemics”
Dr. Beth St. Jean explores how public libraries fight infodemics
Nupur Wagle, a master's student in human-computer interaction, demonstrates a 3D printer at a local retirement community while seniors and other students look on. Photo by: Will Campbell
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At a local retirement community, a makerspace flips the script on aging and technology
Sara B. Brookins Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Corie Brown Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Ia Kholan Gregory Bull PhD Student
Patricia Buckley Bunnell Adjunct Lecturer (CEO at Terrapin Government Solutions, LLC)
Cody Buntain Assistant Professor; Affiliate Fellow, UMD Honors College – Artificial Intelligence Cluster
Tara Burke PhD Student
Susan G. Campbell Senior Lecturer
Alison (Alie) Cardenas Faculty Affairs Manager
Lindsay Inge Carpenter Affiliate Lecturer
Anthonia Carter Postdoctoral Researcher
Sidney Champagne Adjunct Lecturer (Freelance Illustrator)
Joel Chan Assistant Professor; Assistant Director, PhD Information Studies; Associate Director, HCIL
Victoria Chang PhD Student
Celia Chen PhD Student
Zhuohui (Jerry) Chen PhD Student
Edith Irene Ching Adjunct Lecturer (Past President, Washington Children’s Book Guild)
Margaret Chmiel Adjunct Lecturer (Director of Evaluation at Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Eun Kyoung Choe Associate Professor; Faculty Director, Undergraduate Research Program