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New Tool Can Help Audit Pretrial Detainment Decisions in Maryland, UMD Study Shows (ft. Zubin Jelveh)

January 10, 2024 | UMD BSOS Staff

UMD BSOS + INFO faculty are determining how to make criminal justice more "just"

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(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: Experts Discuss Zines as a Form of Advocacy, Self Expression

January 9, 2024 | INFO Staff

Cultural heritage practitioners, educators and creators discuss zine creation and preservation

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(Video) SoDa Seed Grant Series: Newspapers and the Lynching Story: Discoveries, Distortions, and Erasure, 1789-1963

January 9, 2024 | INFO Staff

Associate professor with UMD’s journalism college discusses research about lynching and news coverage

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Units Across UMD Partner on Multidisciplinary Initiatives for AI Ethics, Accessible Technology, and Literacy

December 7, 2023 | Olivia Borgula & INFO Staff

Funded by UMD Grand Challenge Grants, INFO is playing an integral role in these initiatives

University Libraries: New StoryMap Exhibit dives into UMD Restorative Justice (ft. Diana Marsh)

November 16, 2023 | University Libraries

Morrill Reckoning: Acknowledging Indigenous Lands that Funded the University of Maryland has been added to UMD Libraries StoryMap coll …

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Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility (MIDA) Informs Public Policy on Technology Accessibility for People with Disabilities

October 24, 2023 | INFO Staff

Jonathan Lazar provided testimony about digital accessibility to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging and MIDA provided comments …

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UMD Empowering More Maryland Residents to Become Digitally Connected

October 12, 2023 | Holly Leber Simmons & INFO Staff

The $6M UMD Extension & INFO initiative focuses on expanding broadband access coupled with digital literacy training

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Political Science Now: Fiona Shen-Bayh Receives the 2023 APSA-IPSA Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award (ft. Fiona Shen-Bayh)

August 11, 2023 | INFO Staff

Shen-Bayh was featured in Political Science Now after being recognized for her insights about the role of courts in African politics