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WTOP: Why There’s So Much Disinformation out There Now, and How You Can Combat It (ft. Cody Buntain)
Disinformation thrives in uncertainty, and understanding its spread is crucial for effective response strategies

Newsweek: These Organizations Value Contributions From Employees With Disabilities (ft. Ron Padrón)
UMD earns top honors for disability inclusion, with INFO's Ron Padrón leading efforts in diversity awareness

A $3.4 million NSF Grant to Build Pathways From Sport to STEM
Co-designed data science coursework enhances Black male athletes’ STEM identities

Boxes of documents fill a room of the National Archives in College Park. A UMD researcher and colleagues plan to use AI to begin getting a handle on billions of undigitized documents so retrieval is easier. Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Maryland Today: The National Archives Has Over 10B Undigitized Pages (ft. Doug Oard, Diana Marsh, and Katrina Fenlon)
These UMD experts are working to make finding records easier

(Video) CAFe Presents: “From Collections to Connections: Centering Belonging in Archival Futures”
Dr. Trevor Owens discusses how libraries and archives can foster belonging, equity, and sustainability

Ume Habiba, InfoSci Senior UMD College of Information
UMD Women in Tech Gathered at 2024 Grace Hopper Celebration
InfoSci senior Ume Habiba speaks at the world’s largest conference for women and nonbinary technologists

Kofi Ansah-Brew
Alumni Profile: Kofi Ansah-Brew’s Mission to Secure America’s Health Data
With cyberattacks on U.S. health systems nearly doubling in 2023, Kofi Ansah-Brew is leading efforts to enhance the protection of sensi …