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(Video) Founders of popular crowdsourcing transcription software FromThePage speak at CAFe Speaker Series
September 27, 2023 | Olivia BorgulaSara Brumfield and Ben Brumfield talk about AI’s impact on archives at the recent INFO event

Recent study finds people with dementia use changing information behaviors when seeking health information
September 19, 2023 | Olivia BorgulaINFO Assistant Professor Amanda Lazar and a team of researchers studied how people with dementia search for health information after di …

UMD Rises in U.S. News’ Rankings of National Universities
September 18, 2023 | Maryland Today StaffMaryland Is No. 19 Among Public Schools, Jumps Nine Spots in Overall Rating

As touchscreens proliferate in daily life, from coffee shops to airports, people who are blind or visually impaired are often unable to access important digital information. UMD researchers have developed a new robot that could help bridge the gap
Photo by iStock; Toucha11y photo courtesy of Jiasheng Li.
Maryland Today: An Ally for Access (ft. Huaishu Peng)
September 15, 2023 | Karen Shih ’09Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users

UMD INFO College Welcomes Six New Faculty Members
September 12, 2023 | Camille RogersReflecting INFO’s ongoing dedication to excellence in research, education, and the exploration of the information science landscape

Left to right: Natalie Edington, Aderonke Adeniji, Keith Marzullo (INFO College Dean), John Eubank IV and Gabriel Cruz
Introducing New Members of iLEAD in 2023
September 6, 2023 | UMD INFO StaffWelcoming INFO Alums Aderonke Adeniji, Gabriel Cruz, Natalie Edington, and John Eubank IV

News Release: Research Team Wins $1.5M NSF Grant to Leverage Machine Learning to Assess Mathematics Lesson Plan Quality in the Middle Grades
August 31, 2023 | Charleen Wilcox | University of Washington College of EducationDr. Wei Ai of the UMD INFO College is a co-PI on this groundbreaking project