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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.
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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
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.
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INFO’s Beth St. Jean finds long COVID patients face info gaps, fueling distrust and risky decisions

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HCIM students gain real-world UX design experience working with the American Occupational Therapy Foundation on a website redesign

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MLIS student Jamila Hinds helps preserve and inventory decades of STEM media at NBLA

Anastasia Armendariz, MLIS '22
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A profile of MLIS alum Anastasia Armendariz
Hawra Rabaan Postdoctoral Researcher
TJ Rainsford Lecturer; Director, iConsultancy Experiential Learning Program
Thomas Raymond Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Galina Madjaroff Reitz Principal Lecturer; Director, MS Human-Computer Interaction
Kevin Remmell Assistant Dean for Information Technology & Facilities
Alia Reza PhD Candidate
Vera Rhoads Adjunct Instructor
Kyran Richardson Director of Finance, Sponsored Projects & Operations
Geoffery Robertson Adjunct Lecturer (Founder at Chockablock)
Rochelle Robinson Senior Web Developer
Laurie Robinson Writer
Nancy Roderer Adjunct Lecturer (Retired; Professor Emerita at Johns Hopkins University)
Angela Rodgers-Koukoui Lecturer
LaRia Rogers Adjunct Lecturer (Senior Business Designer at Fjord, Part of Accenture Interactive)
Laura Rogers Adjunct Lecturer (Principal Design Manager at Microsoft)
Md Main Uddin Rony PhD Student
Anthony Ross Academic Program Specialist
Ronaisha Ruth HR Coordinator