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The American flag waves in the breeze beside the NC State Memorial Belltower. At LAS, teams of industry, academic and government partners work side-by-side to enhance intelligence analysis through innovative technology. (Roger Winstead/NC State University)
News Release: LAS Announces 2025 Collaborators (ft. Cody Buntain)
Seventeen faculty from 11 universities and three companies will conduct LAS research projects this year
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Capturing How Blind Pedestrians Navigate Their Environments to Expand Accessibility
Researchers created a motion dataset to train autonomous vehicles on how blind individuals move
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PROGRESS Issues First-Ever Grants to Advance Innovation in Gun Violence Research
UMD's PROGRESS Initiative funds groundbreaking research projects tackling gun violence with innovation and collaboration
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News Release: A rising trend of ‘murderous verbs’ in movies over 50 years (ft. Babak Fotouhi)
Study finds all types of movies contain more violence
Maryland Today: AIM Seed Award Program to Support AI-Related Research and Course Development
$1.3M Available for Interdisciplinary Work Focused on Responsible, Ethical AI Development
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AICollaboratory Launches HERITAGE–AI Initiative with Major Grant
This IMLS-funded project aims to revolutionize how users engage with library and archival collections
Breaking New Ground: A Strategic Approach to Cyber Defense
UMD researchers created a tool that allows county governments to assess their cybersecurity risks and make adjustments
American Libraries Magazine: Serving New Neighbors (by Ana Ndumu)
Resources for embracing immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers
Casilda Luna, second from right, in conversation with a group in Washington, DC's Columbia Heights neighborhood, ca. 1970s. (Photo from Black Mosaic Exhibition Records, Anacostia Community Museum)
Our Black Mosaic Podcast: A Love Letter to Afro-Latine Youth
UMD INFO PhD student Manuel Mendez chronicles Black Latine lived experience in the DC area