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WIRED: The Impact of Online Harassment Against Women (ft. Jessica Vitak)

INFO Staff - December 19, 2022

Featuring Associate Professor Jessica Vitak’s research on women in Azerbaijan who opt out of social media.

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(Video) SoDa Symposium: Rehabilitation of Open-ends

Emily Davidson - December 15, 2022

Carol Haney of Qualtrics and Professor Philip Resnik discuss the advantages of open-ends in survey research.

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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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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: The Persistent Visions Exhibition

Emily Davidson - December 9, 2022

Dr. Eric Hung and independent video producer/director Jeff Krulik dive into the curation and creation of musical community records.

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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.

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Congratulations to the Fall 2022 INFO College Scholarship Recipients

Mia K. Hinckle - December 6, 2022

17 students from across programs have been recognized for excellence in their work and studies.

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Meta Research Q&A with Jonathan Lazar, Professor, University of Maryland College of Information Studies

Meta Research - December 6, 2022

In this monthly interview series, Meta Research turns the spotlight on members of the academic community — and the important research …

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(Video) Search Mastery Speaker Series: Search Engines as Gates and Gateways to Misinformation

Emily Davidson - December 1, 2022

Jevin West, Associate Professor at the University of Washington, explored the effects of misleading query results and misinformation on …

Gabriella Waters of the Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems and Jhillika Kumar of Mentra discuss technologies for neurodiverse populations.

(Video) SoDa Symposium: Equal Input – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Data Science Research

Emily Davidson - November 30, 2022

Gabriella Waters of the Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems and Jhillika Kumar of Mentra discuss technologies for neurod …