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Data, Death, and What Comes Next
A scholar outlines how to respect the digital traces the dead leave behind

Francena Bean-Waters of Baltimore and Tech Extension Educator Blaise Brennan '18 share a high-five after working through a smartphone operation question together. Below, Brennan explains the basics of phones and the internet as part of a class sponsored by the Marylanders Online program. Photos by John T. Consoli
Maryland Today: UMD, State Combine to Get ‘Marylanders Online’
$6M Program Provides Digital Access, Literacy From Baltimore to Rural Areas

(Video) CAFe Presents: Equity in Public Access to Research Results; Case Study from National Agriculture Library
Investigations into open access to research

(Credit: Tinnaporn Sathapornnanont/shutterstock)
Discover Magazine: What Does The Future of Natural History Museums Look Like? (ft. Diana Marsh)
INFO Professor Diana Marsh contextualizes the history of museums in the modern world

Roots Africa photo by Edwin Remsberg; Bitcamp photo by John T. Consoli; Public Art photo by David Andrews
Maryland Today: $460K Awarded to Faculty, Staff, Students From New Do Good Campus Fund (ft. Galina Reitz)
Inaugural grant recipients’ projects span campus, extend into local, state, global communities

Illustration by Zainab Noor Shamim
Integrating Robots in Homes to Support Autistic Youth
A TRAILS pilot study looks at how families can use AI robotic animal companions in support services for autistic children

Maryland Today: New Teaching Innovation Grants to Support Surge of Educational Tech (ft. Caro Williams-Pierce)
Awards for 24 Projects Fund Use of AI, Gamification, and More in the Classroom