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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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The Discussion Section podcast: Data Ethics for Researchers, IRBs, and Journal Reviewers (ft. Jessica Vitak and Katie Shilton)

INFO Staff - February 28, 2023

INFO professors speak about their NSF-funded research on how to regulate data.

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(Video) Sociotechnical Cybersecurity Speaker Series: Assessing the Cyber-attack Surface of Local Infrastructures

UMD INFO Staff - February 27, 2023

Ido Sivan-Sevilla, assistant professor at the INFO College, discusses vulnerabilities in U.S. infrastructure.

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UMD INFO College: Meeting Society’s Grand Challenges

Laurie Robinson - February 26, 2023

A list of UMD Grand Challenges Grants received by the UMD INFO College

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LA Times: Foreign Workers Affected by Tech Layoffs (ft. Sakshi Nanda and David Loshin)

INFO Staff - February 19, 2023

Examining how visa regulations limit the amount of time foreign workers can stay in the US.

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Navigating Controversy in Computing Research: A Historical View of Data Ethics Work

Laurie Robinson - February 14, 2023

A Q&A with Katie Shilton, associate professor and program co-director of the BS in Social Data Science at the INFO College

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(Video) Data Journalism: Using Data to Tell Impactful Stories

UMD INFO Staff - February 14, 2023

A panel of experts discuss how data can transform storytelling.

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Historical Sites: The Lives and Contributions of Black Americans

Laurie Robinson - February 8, 2023

A collection of local sites from the National and State Park Services.