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Breaking the Loop: Creating a Trustworthy Social Media Platform
As part of his NSF Career award, Assistant Professor Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia is designing a social media platform that will deliver us …

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Forbes: Web Accessibility Laws Set To Enter New Era As DOJ Gears Up For Spring Rulemaking (ft. Jonathan Lazar)
Dr. Lazar comments on how university curricula need to be modified to include accessibility content.

A Librarian’s Journey: Reflecting on Racialized Trauma and Community Healing
A profile of first-year PhD student Twanna Hodge

100 Women Making AI Ethical and Accessible
Associate Professor Jessica Vitak made the list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.

UMD Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Pretrial Detention in Criminal Cases Across MD
According to lead investigator, Dr. Zubin Jelveh, there is still a gap in understanding how decisions are made about who should be deta …

Frank Burke (seated) at the July 4, 1969 ceremony on the Constitution Avenue steps in Washington, D.C.
Preserving History, Remembering a Pioneer
David McCartney and James Petersen founded the Dr. Frank G. Burke Endowed Graduate Research Award

Daniel Greene: Rethinking How Schools, Libraries, and Community Orgs Tackle Poverty
Can a community barbeque be more beneficial to citizens than learning computing skills? Insights from INFO Assistant Professor Daniel G …