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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
Emily Wagner Adjunct Lecturer (Director of Communications at National Head Start Association)
Ping Wang Director, Master of Information Management
Yiwen Wang PhD Student
M. Yosuf Warastah Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Kevin Washburn Adjunct Lecturer
Jeff Waters Director of Graduate Operations
Kathy Weaver Senior Lecturer
Ann C. Weeks Professor of the Practice - Emerita
David Weintrop Associate Professor
Brian Wentz Visiting Associate Professor
Melissa E. Wertheimer Adjunct Lecturer
Joshua Westgard Affiliate Lecturer
Marilyn Domas White Associate Professor Emerita
Erik Wilkinson Academic Advisor
Jody D. Williams Executive Director, Social Data Science Center
Caro Williams-Pierce Assistant Professor
Yakemia “Latoya” Wilson Payroll & Administrative Coordinator
Susan Winter Associate Dean for Research