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Parkdale High School Students and UMD Team Up to Mitigate Local Flooding
A new partnership between INFO and ARCH will educate youth in critical data science and help them become environmental stewards.

Public News Service: AI-Powered Phone Scams Target Seniors (ft. Katie Shilton)
Consumer education on phone scams is the best way to keep seniors protected.

Accessibility Barriers: The Challenges Blind and Low-Vision People Face in Using Personal Health Tech
A Q&A with INFO Associate Professor Eun Kyoung Choe

NBC’s 11th Hour: Surgeon General Warns About Teens on Social Media (ft. Jen Golbeck)
Professor Jen Golbeck joins a panel of guests on the 11th Hour to address social media’s influence on young people's mental health.

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INFO College’s Charles Harry Granted Patent for Innovative Cybersecurity Risk Modeling Platform
The TAPESTRY model allows one to explore risk in specific subsections of an organization or at the macro level.

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Maryland Today: When a Cat Video Elicits More Than Warm Fuzzies (ft. Susannah Paletz)
Researchers Look at Human Responses to ‘Cuteness’ in Social Media

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UMD Leads New $20M NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society
The institute will take a holistic approach, integrating broader participation in AI design, new technology development, and more infor …