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Parkdale High School Students and UMD Team Up to Mitigate Local Flooding
June 5, 2023 | Laurie RobinsonA new partnership between INFO and ARCH will educate youth in critical data science and help them become environmental stewards.

Public News Service: AI-Powered Phone Scams Target Seniors (ft. Katie Shilton)
June 5, 2023 | INFO StaffConsumer education on phone scams is the best way to keep seniors protected.

Accessibility Barriers: The Challenges Blind and Low-Vision People Face in Using Personal Health Tech
June 5, 2023 | Laurie RobinsonA Q&A with INFO Associate Professor Eun Kyoung Choe

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INFO College’s Charles Harry Granted Patent for Innovative Cybersecurity Risk Modeling Platform
May 23, 2023 | UMD SPP StaffThe 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)
May 10, 2023 | Maggie Haslam | UMDResearchers Look at Human Responses to ‘Cuteness’ in Social Media

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UMD Leads New $20M NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society
May 4, 2023 | UMD StaffThe institute will take a holistic approach, integrating broader participation in AI design, new technology development, and more infor …

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Game Changers: How UMD HCIL Researchers Continue to Shape the Future of Human-Computer Interaction
May 2, 2023 | Laurie RobinsonThe country’s oldest HCI lab, co-led by the UMD INFO College, celebrates 40 years of advancing the field.