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NPR: Unpacking TikTok Scrutiny (ft. Jen Golbeck)

INFO Staff - January 23, 2023

U.S. officials have raised concerns that user data could be accessed by the Chinese government.

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Podcasts Listened to by the INFO College Community

- January 12, 2023

Looking for a new podcast? Here's what our faculty and staff are listening to.

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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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Left to right: Stephen Freeman, Keith Marzullo (INFO College Dean), and Brett Harrison

Introducing iLEAD’s Newest Members

UMD INFO Staff - January 6, 2023

Brett Harrison is a senior managing director in FTI’s Technology Segment and Stephen Freeman is vice president of Surety at M&T Insur …

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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: Belongings, Archives, & Indigenizing Design

Emily Davidson - January 3, 2023

Tomaquag Museum Executive Director Lorén Spears discusses strategies for decolonizing and Indigenizing museum policies, processes, and …

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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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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 …