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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: Curating Longitudinal Natural History Data Through the CHANGES Project

UMD INFO Staff - March 16, 2023

Andrea Thomer, assistant professor at the University of Arizona School of Information, discussed natural history data curation.

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The Case For Applying AI to FOIA Processing

Jason R. Baron - March 15, 2023

How Does Access To Government Records Work When An Agency Holds Hundreds of Millions of Emails?

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Off the Playground: When Kids Co-design Technology

Laurie Robinson - March 8, 2023

The HCIL KidsTeam, a leader in youth technology design, creates a gamified digital platform.

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A Librarian’s Journey: Reflecting on Racialized Trauma and Community Healing

Laurie Robinson - February 28, 2023

A profile of first-year PhD student Twanna Hodge

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Frias-Martinez Joins UMD Effort Focused on Food and Nutrition Security

UMIACS - January 7, 2023

The multidisciplinary team received a $750K NSF grant to address the challenges of food security in Maryland.

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100 Women Making AI Ethical and Accessible

Laurie Robinson - December 19, 2022

Associate Professor Jessica Vitak made the list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.

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UMD Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Pretrial Detention in Criminal Cases Across MD

Laurie Robinson - December 13, 2022

According to lead investigator, Dr. Zubin Jelveh, there is still a gap in understanding how decisions are made about who should be deta …

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Project Aims to Convey Big Data With Sound and Touch

Maria Herd | UMIACS - December 6, 2022

NSF-Funded Research Would Expand Employment, Education Opportunities for Blind Data Users.