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Breaking Boundaries and Shaping the Future: Honoring the 2023 INFO Doctoral Graduates
Our new PhD graduates are advancing the frontiers of information science.

Dr. Charles Harry
INFO College’s Charles Harry Granted Patent for Innovative Cybersecurity Risk Modeling Platform
The TAPESTRY model allows one to explore risk in specific subsections of an organization or at the macro level.

Finding Her Calling: From Elementary School Teacher to “2023 Maryland School Librarian of the Year”
A profile of MLIS and Ph.D. alumna Sheri Anita Massey

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Maryland Today: When a Cat Video Elicits More Than Warm Fuzzies (ft. Susannah Paletz)
Researchers Look at Human Responses to ‘Cuteness’ in Social Media

ALA president Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada
(Video) ALA President Offers Advice for Future Librarians on Handling Banned Books
During the talk, attendees received advice tailored to both students planning to become library and information science practitioners a …

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UMD Leads New $20M NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society
The 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
The country’s oldest HCI lab, co-led by the UMD INFO College, celebrates 40 years of advancing the field.