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Capturing How Blind Pedestrians Navigate Their Environments to Expand Accessibility

Laurie Robinson - January 28, 2025

Researchers created a motion dataset to train autonomous vehicles on how blind individuals move

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PROGRESS Issues First-Ever Grants to Advance Innovation in Gun Violence Research

BSOS Staff | UMD - January 16, 2025

UMD's PROGRESS Initiative funds groundbreaking research projects tackling gun violence with innovation and collaboration

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News Release: A rising trend of ‘murderous verbs’ in movies over 50 years (ft. Babak Fotouhi)

Jeff Grabmeier | Ohio State News - January 2, 2025

Study finds all types of movies contain more violence

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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: “Centering Community and Care in Rapid Response Research”

INFO Staff - December 18, 2024

Featuring Anna Kijas, Assistant Director of Digital Scholarship, Head of the Lilly Music Library, Tufts University

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(Video) Search Mastery Speaker Series: “Introduction to Perplexity”

INFO Staff - December 18, 2024

Greg Feingold introduces Perplexity, an intelligent search engine

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Maryland Today: AIM Seed Award Program to Support AI-Related Research and Course Development

Maryland Today Staff | UMD - December 11, 2024

$1.3M Available for Interdisciplinary Work Focused on Responsible, Ethical AI Development

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AICollaboratory Launches HERITAGE–AI Initiative with Major Grant

Laurie Robinson - December 11, 2024

This IMLS-funded project aims to revolutionize how users engage with library and archival collections

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Breaking New Ground: A Strategic Approach to Cyber Defense

Laurie Robinson - December 6, 2024

UMD researchers created a tool that allows county governments to assess their cybersecurity risks and make adjustments

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American Libraries Magazine: Serving New Neighbors (by Ana Ndumu)

Ana Ndumu - November 25, 2024

Resources for embracing immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers