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(Photos courtesy of Jen Golbeck and Rosie Grant)
Terp Magazine: The Secrets to Social Success (ft. Jen Golbeck)
Students Learn to Game Algorithms and Grow Audiences in Popular Class

Japanese Americans arrive by train to the Santa Anita Park assembly center in April 1942 before being sent to camps. More than 100,000 people were eventually imprisoned at locations in California, Idaho, Colorado and even Arkansas. (hoto courtesy of UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library)
Terp Magazine: Truth in Exile (ft. Richard Marciano)
Decades after more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were forced into camps during World War II, a UMD archival expert is making sure the …

NPR: Unpacking TikTok Scrutiny (ft. Jen Golbeck)
U.S. officials have raised concerns that user data could be accessed by the Chinese government.

Frias-Martinez Joins UMD Effort Focused on Food and Nutrition Security
The multidisciplinary team received a $750K NSF grant to address the challenges of food security in Maryland.

WIRED: The Impact of Online Harassment Against Women (ft. Jessica Vitak)
Featuring Associate Professor Jessica Vitak’s research on women in Azerbaijan who opt out of social media.

UMD Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Pretrial Detention in Criminal Cases Across MD
According to lead investigator, Dr. Zubin Jelveh, there is still a gap in understanding how decisions are made about who should be deta …

Project Aims to Convey Big Data With Sound and Touch
NSF-Funded Research Would Expand Employment, Education Opportunities for Blind Data Users.