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Official X account of the University of Maryland College of Information (INFO), ranked #4 in the USA. Follows/comments/retweets ≠ INFO opinions.
College Park, Maryland
Joined December 2010
Congrats to Tamara Clegg, named Director of UMD’s new Computing Catalyst! Backed by a $2.85M gift, it will expand inclusive computing programs for K-12 through grad students. 👏 Read more:
catalyst.umd.edu
A $2.85 million donation from University of Maryland alum Brendan Iribe will support UMD computing majors a
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INFO Associate Professor Amanda Lazar shared her research on testing for older users at the RCCN Workshop on AI & Healthy Aging. Learn how her work supports engagement and acceptability →
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INFO researchers Katrina Fenlon, Jessica Grimmer, Alia Reza, and former faculty Travis Wagner published "The Oyster Model" on sustaining digital cultural knowledge. Read more in Archival Science 👉
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Archival Science - Digital community archives and many digital humanities projects serve as critical infrastructure for community-based cultural knowledge, but they struggle with sustainability....
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While we always love having our Terps on campus, study abroad opportunities are invaluable for broadening your horizons. Stop by @thestampumd to see where you can study across the globe with @maryland_global.
🚨 3 WEEKS TO GO! 🚨 Study Abroad Fair: Sept. 10, 2-5 p.m. @ Stamp Grand Ballroom ✅ Programs accepting applications NOW ✅ Scholarship info ✅ Expert advising ✅ Free to attend Your global adventure starts here! 🌍 https://t.co/G9bR34YFj2
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INFO MLIS student Nicholas Gentry digitized a forgotten 1768 letter between George Mason & George Washington - shedding light on their personal & political ties. 📜 Read more:
ischool.umd.edu
MLIS student Nicholas Gentry uncovers and digitizes a lost 1768 letter between George Mason and George Washington.
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🖥️ Susan Winter & Bernd Carsten Stahl published a call to action on the future of professional ethics in computing. Explore their perspective 👉
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🌍 INFO's Sergii Skakun co-authored a study on flood and irrigation monitoring after the Kakhovka Dam disaster using ML + satellite data. Read more 👉
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Please join me in welcoming all of our new deans getting ready to start the academic year: Dr. Gustavo A. Flores-Macías (@UMDPublicPolicy), Dr. Wendy Powers (@UMD_AGNR), Holly Mercer (@UMDLibraries), and Dr. Douglas W. Oard (@INFOCollegeUMD) 👏🏾
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Please join me in welcoming all of our new deans getting ready to start the academic year: Dr. Gustavo A. Flores-Macías (@UMDPublicPolicy), Dr. Wendy Powers (@UMD_AGNR), Holly Mercer (@UMDLibraries), and Dr. Douglas W. Oard (@INFOCollegeUMD) 👏🏾
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📝 Ido Sivan-Sevilla, Ph.D. student Patrick Parham & Lee McGuigan published new research in Internet Policy Review on the privacy risks of cookie-less identifiers. Read more 👉
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“Both @INFOCollegeUMD and @umiacs have interdisciplinary collaboration in their DNA, and one of my goals over the next year is to continue to build on this great collaboration,” says Oard, the new interim dean at @UofMaryland's College of Information.
Douglas Oard has stepped in as interim dean @INFOCollegeUMD. He’s driving interdisciplinary research collaborations at the college and @umiacs in AI, language technology, human-computer interaction and more. Read the story: https://t.co/ocHoWJbnfW
@UMDscience @UMDResearch
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Douglas Oard has stepped in as interim dean @INFOCollegeUMD. He’s driving interdisciplinary research collaborations at the college and @umiacs in AI, language technology, human-computer interaction and more. Read the story: https://t.co/ocHoWJbnfW
@UMDscience @UMDResearch
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🎤Principal Lecturer Renee Hill spoke at the Sage Critical Thinking Bootcamp on “Critical Thinking in Crisis: DEI, Academic Freedom & the Role of LIS.” Watch the video 👉 https://t.co/fLQXMezZYQ
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INFO’s Doug Oard co-authored Characterizing Mosaicing Inference Risk: A Preliminary Study & presented it at ACM ICTIR. 📄 Read more:
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INFO’s Mega Subramaniam spent two weeks visiting school libraries across Kenya with KEY & plans a 2027 study abroad program. 🌍 Learn more: https://t.co/YBIJTa7nn6
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INFO’s Paul T. Jaeger co-authored a paper on academic libraries, legal infrastructure & information politics in Against the Grain. 📚 Read more:
charleston-hub.com
July 14, 2025 - By Allison Jennings-Roche (Associate Director of Digital Initiatives & Collections, RLB Library, The University of Baltimore) and Paul T. Jaeger -
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INFO’s Jen Golbeck was quoted in National Geographic on the Mandela Effect & AI’s role in false memories. 🧠 Read more:
nationalgeographic.com
Darth Vader never said, “Luke I am your father.” So why do we all think he did? Here’s the science behind this strange phenomenon—and how AI is poised to send it into overdrive.
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INFO Ph.D. student Samuel DiBella published a review essay, Border Media, Near and Far, in the International Journal of Communication. 📖 Read more:
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INFO’s Chris Antoun co-authored a paper on survey design for smartphone apps & spoke on mobile data collection at Academia Sinica, Taiwan. 📱 Read more:
academic.oup.com
Abstract. Lengthy web surveys can be burdensome for respondents to complete in a single session. This study experimentally examines the effects of differen
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Six INFO faculty share $750K+ in TRAILS funding to advance ethical, human-centered #AI. Projects tackle design, governance, and public trust. Read how INFO research is shaping the future of AI:
ischool.umd.edu
TRAILS awards $750K+ in seed funding to advance trustworthy, human-centered AI research across law, education, safety, and ethics.
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