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Maryland Today: ‘Golden’ Era for Internet’s Dog Mom (ft. Jen Golbeck)

Karen Shih - November 14, 2023

Information Studies Professor’s New Book Explores Special Bond Between People and Pups

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(Video) Search Mastery: Maps, Models, and Metrics for Influence in Conflict Zones

INFO Staff - October 10, 2023

Featuring INFO assistant professor Cody Buntain

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ARLIS: UMD Researchers Measure Social Media Sharing with Emotions (ft. Susannah Paletz)

UMD ARLIS Staff - October 6, 2023

4,000+ Facebook posts were analyzed to determine the ability of different emotion models to predict post sharing.

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UMIACS: Keeping Up with the Crises: Buntain Builds Digital Tools to Combat Misinformation (ft. Cody Buntain)

Melissa Brachfeld | UMIACS - July 25, 2023

An overview of one professor's research and areas of interest

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Five Projects Awarded the Inaugural SoDa Seed Grant

Info Staff - July 12, 2023

Funding provided to projects that seek to solve social media misinformation, vulnerable community infrastructure, and racial injustice

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Maryland Today: Why Is Everyone Joining Threads? (ft. Jen Golbeck)

MD Today Staff - July 11, 2023

Twitter’s new rival surges despite snags - a UMD social media expert explains why

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NBC’s 11th Hour: Surgeon General Warns About Teens on Social Media (ft. Jen Golbeck)

UMD INFO Staff - June 2, 2023

Professor Jen Golbeck joins a panel of guests on the 11th Hour to address social media’s influence on young people's mental health.

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Maryland Today: When a Cat Video Elicits More Than Warm Fuzzies (ft. Susannah Paletz)

Maggie Haslam | UMD - May 10, 2023

Researchers Look at Human Responses to ‘Cuteness’ in Social Media