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Integrating Robots in Homes to Support Autistic Youth

A TRAILS pilot study looks at how families can use AI robotic animal companions in support services for autistic children

Maryland Today: New Teaching Innovation Grants to Support Surge of Educational Tech (ft. Caro Williams-Pierce)

Awards for 24 Projects Fund Use of AI, Gamification, and More in the Classroom

ACM: Community Is Critical Too

Leveraging community to broaden the faces, places, and interlaces of computing.

Dr. Tamara Clegg Presenting Research at the 2022 HCIL Symposium

Dr. Tamara Clegg Recognized for Involving Practitioners in Education Research

News Release: AERA Announces 2024 Award Winners in Education Research

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

UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence

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

Photo by Lucrezia Carnelos on Unsplash

How Emerging Technologies are Crafting New Worlds and Revolutionizing Learning

Research with KidsTeam and local neighborhoods examines how youth use emerging technologies like AI and VR

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

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

NBC’s 11th Hour: Surgeon General Warns About Teens on Social Media (ft. Jen Golbeck)

Professor Jen Golbeck joins a panel of guests on the 11th Hour to address social media’s influence on young people's mental health.

Dr. Mega Subramaniam and research admin team member Luis Cortes (Photo by Craig Taylor)

Computational Thinking is the New Literacy of the 21st Century—Are Students Prepared?

Dr. Mega Subramaniam and team launched a suite of CT assessment tools for libraries to gauge the effectiveness of their CT programs.