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(Video) SoDa Symposium: Social Data Science Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Presenters discussed innovation, entrepreneurship in social data science, and creators on social media.
(Video) Data Journalism: Using Data to Tell Impactful Stories
A panel of experts discuss how data can transform storytelling.
The INFO College Celebrates Black History Month
Papers, events, and projects that highlight the Black community.
Frias-Martinez Joins UMD Effort Focused on Food and Nutrition Security
The multidisciplinary team received a $750K NSF grant to address the challenges of food security in Maryland.
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 …
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 …
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 …
