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NBC News: Some U.S. government agencies are testing out AI to help fulfill public records requests (ft. Jason R. Baron)
INFO Professor of the Practice Jason R. Baron spoke to NBC News about how AI could streamline massive amounts of public records request …

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UMIACS: Keeping Up with the Crises: Buntain Builds Digital Tools to Combat Misinformation (ft. Cody Buntain)
An overview of one professor's research and areas of interest

News Release: Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Launches
Led by the UMD INFO College, MIDA aims to change technology design to include disability communities as equal partners, proactively bui …

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Maryland Today: Unexploded Ordnance Is Scattered Across Ukraine’s Front Lines. UMD Researchers Are Mapping Hot Spots With AI. (ft. Sergii Skakun)
Shells, Rockets Fired in Wake of Russia’s Invasion Could Kill for Decades if Left in Place

Tackling Childhood Literacy: A Grand Challenge
An institutional grant addresses skills that go beyond the classroom

Five Projects Awarded the Inaugural SoDa Seed Grant
Funding provided to projects that seek to solve social media misinformation, vulnerable community infrastructure, and racial injustice