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UMD INFO College Introduces Technology and Information Design Major
The new major focuses on building and designing prototypes for new technologies such as apps and computers.
A farmer tends crops in Uganda, an area where bias in AI algorithms monitoring global crop health might misinterpret data due to a lack of knowledge of local growing methods. Photo by Nuno Almeida, Dreamstime.com
UMD Co-leads $750K NSF, Amazon Project to Tackle AI Bias in Mapping
INFO College's Dr. Sergii Skakun will play a key role in building the system that could enable fairer, safer decisions on resource dist …
AJ Rudd (left) and Aishwarya Tare (right)
Putting the ‘AR’ into Art
Two immersive media projects developed by iSchool students featured in Arts for All showcase.
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AIC: UMD Student Project Featured on Japanese Television
The students' research follows second generation Japanese American who was forcibly removed from his home after the attacks on Pearl Ha …
BSOS, iSchool and Department of Computer Science Unveil New Undergraduate Badging Program
Maryland students can now earn an employer-approved stamp of data science success via a collaboration with the Greater Washington Partn …
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“Drawing Conclusions” – Identity Formation in the Digital Age
iSchool undergraduate student uses art to present her research into technology’s influence on ethnic identity formation.
Maryland Giving Day – March 9, 2022
Read about one student's inspirational story and how Giving Day is helped her pursue a degree in information science.
