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UMD INFO Faculty and Students Lead Presentations at the 2024 ALA LibLearnX Conference
Library practitioners, leaders, and researchers from around the country will gather at this annual event

New Tool Can Help Audit Pretrial Detainment Decisions in Maryland, UMD Study Shows (ft. Zubin Jelveh)
UMD BSOS + INFO faculty are determining how to make criminal justice more "just"

(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: Experts Discuss Zines as a Form of Advocacy, Self Expression
Cultural heritage practitioners, educators and creators discuss zine creation and preservation

(Video) SoDa Seed Grant Series: Newspapers and the Lynching Story: Discoveries, Distortions, and Erasure, 1789-1963
Associate professor with UMD’s journalism college discusses research about lynching and news coverage

Units Across UMD Partner on Multidisciplinary Initiatives for AI Ethics, Accessible Technology, and Literacy
Funded by UMD Grand Challenge Grants, INFO is playing an integral role in these initiatives

UME Tech Extension Educators, from left to right: Keri Grant, Blaise Brennan, Shelita Jackson, Maria Barga, Naimani Staley, Program Manager Vishnypriya Desai, and Aziz Hurtado Olson.
News Release: Resources, Connections, and Bridging the Digital Divide Together: The 2023 Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit
Recapping the inaugural Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit on November 9, 2023

University Libraries: New StoryMap Exhibit dives into UMD Restorative Justice (ft. Diana Marsh)
Morrill Reckoning: Acknowledging Indigenous Lands that Funded the University of Maryland has been added to UMD Libraries StoryMap coll …