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Parkdale High School Students and UMD Team Up to Mitigate Local Flooding

Laurie Robinson - June 5, 2023

A new partnership between INFO and ARCH will educate youth in critical data science and help them become environmental stewards.

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Public News Service: AI-Powered Phone Scams Target Seniors (ft. Katie Shilton)

INFO Staff - June 5, 2023

Consumer education on phone scams is the best way to keep seniors protected.

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NBC’s 11th Hour: Surgeon General Warns About Teens on Social Media (ft. Jen Golbeck)

UMD INFO Staff - June 2, 2023

Professor Jen Golbeck joins a panel of guests on the 11th Hour to address social media’s influence on young people's mental health.

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INFO Recognizes LGBTQ Heritage Month

- June 1, 2023

Through diversity, inclusion, and social justice, we recognize the importance of LGBTQ+ rights and their intersection with information.

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Breaking Boundaries and Shaping the Future: Honoring the 2023 INFO Doctoral Graduates

- May 23, 2023

Our new PhD graduates are advancing the frontiers of information science.

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Dr. Charles Harry

INFO College’s Charles Harry Granted Patent for Innovative Cybersecurity Risk Modeling Platform

UMD SPP Staff - May 23, 2023

The TAPESTRY model allows one to explore risk in specific subsections of an organization or at the macro level.

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Maryland Today: When a Cat Video Elicits More Than Warm Fuzzies (ft. Susannah Paletz)

Maggie Haslam | UMD - May 10, 2023

Researchers Look at Human Responses to ‘Cuteness’ in Social Media