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Adapting to AI: Approaches for Digital Publishers in Managing Web Scraping
A report of key insights and practical advice for digital publishers

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(Video) Maryland Today: Information Warfare’s Secret Weapon: Kittens (ft. Susannah Paletz)
Research on social media sharing reveals the potential dangers of cuteness

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

Data@Hand: Transforming Personal Data Exploration on Your Smartphone
A UMD developed app that brings your health information to life

Maryland Today: UMD Tech Tool Aims to Make Workplaces More Inclusive for Autistic People (ft. Ge Gao)
Video Platform Designed by Neurodiverse Team Could Improve Communications for All

As touchscreens proliferate in daily life, from coffee shops to airports, people who are blind or visually impaired are often unable to access important digital information. UMD researchers have developed a new robot that could help bridge the gap
Photo by iStock; Toucha11y photo courtesy of Jiasheng Li.
Maryland Today: An Ally for Access (ft. Huaishu Peng)
Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users

News Release: Research Team Wins $1.5M NSF Grant to Leverage Machine Learning to Assess Mathematics Lesson Plan Quality in the Middle Grades
Dr. Wei Ai of the UMD INFO College is a co-PI on this groundbreaking project