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AIM Director Hal Daumé III discusses the new institute at a launch celebration Thursday at Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. Photos by Stephanie S. Cordle

At New AI Institute’s Celebration, a Question of ‘Who’s at the Table’

Maryland Today Staff | UMD - May 8, 2024

Revolutionary Technology Must Embrace Values and Variety of Perspectives, Speakers Say

University of Maryland AIM news story via WJLA news network

ABC-7 News: University of Maryland Launches Interdisciplinary Institute on Artificial Intelligence (ft. Sheena Erete)

INFO Staff - April 30, 2024

INFO Professor Sheena Erete will become the Associate Director of Research at UMD’s new Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Ins …

Digital humanity in space.

Data, Death, and What Comes Next

Katie Shilton - April 30, 2024

A scholar outlines how to respect the digital traces the dead leave behind

A picture of an elephant inside a natural history museum

(Credit: Tinnaporn Sathapornnanont/shutterstock)

Discover Magazine: What Does The Future of Natural History Museums Look Like? (ft. Diana Marsh)

INFO Staff - April 23, 2024

INFO Professor Diana Marsh contextualizes the history of museums in the modern world

Montage of photos of different Do Good Grant Projects

Roots Africa photo by Edwin Remsberg; Bitcamp photo by John T. Consoli; Public Art photo by David Andrews

Maryland Today: $460K Awarded to Faculty, Staff, Students From New Do Good Campus Fund (ft. Galina Reitz)

Kaitlin Ahmad | Do Good Institute | UMD - April 22, 2024

Inaugural grant recipients’ projects span campus, extend into local, state, global communities

An illustration of people working alongside a robotic dog.

Illustration by Zainab Noor Shamim

Integrating Robots in Homes to Support Autistic Youth

Laurie Robinson - April 18, 2024

A TRAILS pilot study looks at how families can use AI robotic animal companions in support services for autistic children

Drawn graphic mural of people and technology devices

Maryland Today: New Teaching Innovation Grants to Support Surge of Educational Tech (ft. Caro Williams-Pierce)

Annie Krakower | Maryland Today - April 18, 2024

Awards for 24 Projects Fund Use of AI, Gamification, and More in the Classroom