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100 Women Making AI Ethical and Accessible

Laurie Robinson - December 19, 2022

Associate Professor Jessica Vitak made the list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.

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Project Aims to Convey Big Data With Sound and Touch

Maria Herd | UMIACS - December 6, 2022

NSF-Funded Research Would Expand Employment, Education Opportunities for Blind Data Users.

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Meta Research Q&A with Jonathan Lazar, Professor, University of Maryland College of Information Studies

Meta Research - December 6, 2022

In this monthly interview series, Meta Research turns the spotlight on members of the academic community — and the important research …

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Morphic: Advancing Social Equity Through Digital Inclusion

Liz Zogby - November 10, 2022

A growing pool of users at libraries, colleges, and job centers across the US and in Canada have the opportunity to take advantage of M …

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Daniel Greene: Rethinking How Schools, Libraries, and Community Orgs Tackle Poverty

Mia K. Hinckle - October 10, 2022

Can a community barbeque be more beneficial to citizens than learning computing skills? Insights from INFO Assistant Professor Daniel G …

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UMD INFO College Introduces Technology and Information Design Major

Ava Thompson | The Diamondback - October 1, 2022

The new major focuses on building and designing prototypes for new technologies such as apps and computers.

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MD Today: How AI Could Help Writers Spot Stereotypes (feat. Niklas Elmqvist)

Melissa Brachfeld | MD Today - September 19, 2022

Tool to Identify Social Biases in Creative Writing Ultimately Leaves Artists in Control

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Dr. Galina Reitz Develops iTAP a Collaborative Project Providing Technology Support to the Senior Community

- September 19, 2022

Local stakeholders and engaged knowledgeable students are eager to teach, support, train and help with basic computer skills.

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Dr. Cody Buntain Appears on Voice of America to Discuss the Taliban’s Use of Twitter

Mia K. Hinckle - August 18, 2022

Research showing how the Taliban leveraged Twitter, and Twitter’s limited management of this, was shared with Voices of America’s g …