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CNN: How Organizations and Campaigns Are Trying to Break through on TikTok to Reach Young Voters (ft. Jennifer Golbeck and Celia Chen)
TikTok's entertaining approach to politics engages young voters, sparking debate on influence and polarization
WTOP: Why There’s So Much Disinformation out There Now, and How You Can Combat It (ft. Cody Buntain)
Disinformation thrives in uncertainty, and understanding its spread is crucial for effective response strategies
Newsweek: These Organizations Value Contributions From Employees With Disabilities (ft. Ron Padrón)
UMD earns top honors for disability inclusion, with INFO's Ron Padrón leading efforts in diversity awareness
A $3.4 million NSF Grant to Build Pathways From Sport to STEM
Co-designed data science coursework enhances Black male athletes’ STEM identities
Boxes of documents fill a room of the National Archives in College Park. A UMD researcher and colleagues plan to use AI to begin getting a handle on billions of undigitized documents so retrieval is easier. Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Maryland Today: The National Archives Has Over 10B Undigitized Pages (ft. Doug Oard, Diana Marsh, and Katrina Fenlon)
These UMD experts are working to make finding records easier
Ume Habiba, InfoSci Senior UMD College of Information
UMD Women in Tech Gathered at 2024 Grace Hopper Celebration
InfoSci senior Ume Habiba speaks at the world’s largest conference for women and nonbinary technologists
UMIACS: Reimagining the Future of Historical Research, One Box at a Time (ft. Doug Oard)
UMD researchers develop AI tools to streamline archival searches, revolutionizing historical document access
From Taylor Swift to the fate of family pets to hurricane relief, disinformation has covered a wide range of topics in the run-up to the 2024 election, and AI has played a key role in powering its spread on social media and elsewhere. Photos by Adobe Stock AI and Shutterstock
Maryland Today: AI-Generated Misinformation is Everywhere. ID’ing It May Be Harder Than You Think (ft. Jen Golbeck)
UMD Experts Explain the Emotional Pulls and Cognitive Pitfalls—and How to Avoid Them
A UMD library researcher helped create the first update to nationwide guidelines on jail and prison libraries in 32 years; they add new guidance on accessibility, among other measures designed to maximize the facilities' benefit to incarcerated people. Illustration by Valerie Morgan.
Maryland Today: UMD Researcher Writes a New Chapter for Prison Libraries (ft. Victoria Van Hyning)
Expert Contributes to First Update in American Library Association Standards Since 1992