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Left to right: beth bonsignore, Carol Boston, Andrew Fellows, Bill Kules, Diana Marsh, Ron Padrón, Galina Reitz, Beth St. Jean
Eight Members of the UMD INFO College Receive “Do Good Innovator Awards”
Bestowed by the Provost for innovation, service, and social impact

Maryland Today: To Like or Not to Like – Facebook at 20 (ft. Cody Buntain)
Facebook changed the world, but not always for good - a UMD expert explains its complicated legacy

Empowering the Blind Community Through Accessible Technology Education: Maryland’s Visionary Approach
A Marylanders Online project, led by the UMD Extension and the INFO College

College Park Scholars to Launch Data Justice and Civic Engagement Programs
The INFO College will lead the Data Justice program, to start Fall 2024

Photo courtesy of Insight Into Diversity magazine
Insight Into Diversity Magazine: UMD Leads Projects Aimed at Career Support, Accessibility for People with Disabilities (ft. Jonathan Lazar)
INFO Professor Jonathan Lazar promotes digital accessibility

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UMD INFO Faculty to Make Archival Materials More Accessible via Web Search
Diana Marsh and Katrina Fenlon are leading this NSF funded project

From left, Drs. Amanda Lazar, J. Bern Jordan, and Hernisa Kacorri. Photo by Craig Taylor.
News Release: New R&D Projects to Move the Needle on Making Mainstream Tech Accessible for People Living with Disabilities
Led by Drs. J. Bern Jordan, Hernisa Kacorri, and Amanda Lazar at the UMD INFO College in partnership with Raising the Floor-US