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(Video) CAFe Presents: Imagining Decolonial Archival Futures

June 5, 2024 | Maia Johnston

Historians discuss new archival practices focused on Indigenous led stewardship

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(Video) SoDa Symposium Seed Grant Series: “Do County Demographics Shape Exposure to Cyber Harm?”

May 29, 2024 | Maia Johnston

Panelists discuss cybersecurity, cyber harm, federal funding programs, and more

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News Release: UMD Launches Step-by-Step Guides for Maryland Residents to Navigate Online Government Services

May 22, 2024 | UMD Staff

From getting a driver’s license to filing taxes to applying for SNAP food benefits

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Data, Death, and What Comes Next

April 30, 2024 | Katie Shilton

A scholar outlines how to respect the digital traces the dead leave behind

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Photo of Hornbake Plaza on the UMD College Park Campus, home to the INFO College

UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence

April 2, 2024 | UMD INFO Staff

14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration

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How to Make Critical Decision-Making Systems Fairer and Build Trust in AI

March 22, 2024 | Laurie Robinson

Researchers from UMD and GW are creating a new measure to make AI systems involved in parole decisions and loan approvals fairer

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Scientific American: Everything to Know About OpenAI’s New Text-to-Video Generator, Sora (ft. Irene Pasquetto)

March 7, 2024 | INFO Staff

A new AI software that generates realistic videos is raising concerns around misinformation applications

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Inaugural digital literacy training for trainers at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore

Partnering with Enoch Pratt—and Beyond

March 7, 2024 | Julie Slivka | UMD Extension

UMD Extension and the INFO College partner to bring digital literacy to all Marylanders

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UMD INFO Faculty and Students Lead Presentations at the 2024 ALA LibLearnX Conference

January 18, 2024 | INFO Staff

Library practitioners, leaders, and researchers from around the country will gather at this annual event