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(Video) SoDa Symposium: Social Data Science Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

UMD INFO Staff - March 28, 2023

Presenters discussed innovation, entrepreneurship in social data science, and creators on social media.

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Breaking the Loop: Creating a Trustworthy Social Media Platform

Laurie Robinson - March 28, 2023

As part of his NSF Career award, Assistant Professor Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia is designing a social media platform that will deliver us …

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Dr. Diana Marsh

INFO Biblioterp Podcast Launches! Episode 1: Dr. Diana Marsh, Dinosaurs, the Smithsonian, and her Book

Mia K. Hinckle - March 23, 2023

An INFO college podcast where host Dr. Jen Golbeck dives into innovative information science books.

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The Case For Applying AI to FOIA Processing

Jason R. Baron - March 15, 2023

How Does Access To Government Records Work When An Agency Holds Hundreds of Millions of Emails?

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Women Who Are Making History Today

UMD INFO Staff - March 14, 2023

A list of papers, projects, and other achievements of women in the INFO community.

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WTOP and Yahoo News: Jen Golbeck Speaks on Social Media Issues

INFO Staff - March 7, 2023

INFO Professor Jen Golbeck talks about scams and twitter bots.

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Rolling Stone: Twitter’s Ongoing Battle Against Bots (ft. Jen Golbeck)

INFO Staff - March 6, 2023

INFO Professor Jen Golbeck sheds light on how Twitter bots manipulated a controversial gun control debate.

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The Discussion Section podcast: Data Ethics for Researchers, IRBs, and Journal Reviewers (ft. Jessica Vitak and Katie Shilton)

INFO Staff - February 28, 2023

INFO professors speak about their NSF-funded research on how to regulate data.