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Newsweek: Optical Illusion of Man Eating ‘Dog’s Head’ for Breakfast Baffles Internet (ft. Jennifer Golbeck)
October 26, 2023 | INFO StaffResearch from INFO professor featured in Newsweek article

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Stephanie Valencia² Explores How Large Language Models Can Accommodate People with Disabilities
October 23, 2023 | Olivia BorgulaThe INFO assistant professor studies the benefits and limitations of technology in aiding communication

UMD Empowering More Maryland Residents to Become Digitally Connected
October 12, 2023 | Holly Leber Simmons & INFO StaffThe $6M UMD Extension & INFO initiative focuses on expanding broadband access coupled with digital literacy training

Maryland Today: UMD Tech Tool Aims to Make Workplaces More Inclusive for Autistic People (ft. Ge Gao)
October 12, 2023 | Maggie Haslam | UMDVideo Platform Designed by Neurodiverse Team Could Improve Communications for All

(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: Virtual Team Creativity and Innovation
October 11, 2023 | INFO StaffDistinguished professor from University of Nebraska at Omaha gives a presentation about the psychological impacts of virtual work

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Maryland Today: ‘Beyond the Field’ Homecoming Address Takes on Promise—and Risks—of AI (ft. Jen Golbeck)
October 10, 2023 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDSystems Are Subject to Same Biases, Truthfulness Challenges as Society at Large

CAFe members and volunteers at the 2023 Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon (Photo Credit: Sarah Grun)
UMD Center for Archival Futures (CAFe) is Shaping Archives and Preservation
October 10, 2023 | INFO StaffCAFe aims to create access to cultural memory at previously unprecedented scales