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(Video) Dean’s Lecture Series Presents: A Conversation with David S. Ferriero, 10th Archivist of the United States: Digital Transformation In Times of Controversy
April 22, 2025 | INFO StaffFormer U.S. Archivist David S. Ferriero reflects on national memory, public service, and leadership

News Release: Announcing the Do Good Campus Fund Recipients: Grant Program Returns to UMD for Second Year (ft. Heera Lee)
April 21, 2025 | Saher Randhawa | Do Good Institute | UMDINFO’s Heera Lee receives 2025 Do Good Award to lead a student capstone focused on inclusive, community-centered design

(Video) SoDa Symposium: “Prompt Engineering to Support AI Enabled Research”
April 16, 2025 | INFO StaffFeaturing Claire Kelley, senior data scientist and co-director for data science at Child Trends, and Trent D. Buskirk, professor at the …

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News Release: Here’s What Potential 23andMe Buyers Could Do with Your Genetic Data (ft. Jessica Vitak)
April 15, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO’s Jessica Vitak warns of privacy risks as 23andMe’s DNA database faces uncertainty after bankruptcy filing

New UMD research found that even when prompts using generative artificial intelligence lean toward positive emotion, such as joy or excitement, the images generated from these prompts tend to evoke fear as the dominant emotion. Illustration by Adobe Stock.
Maryland Today: How Images Reflect AI’s Dark ‘Spiral’ (ft. Cody Buntain)
April 9, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMDINFO Assistant Professor Cody Buntain explores biases in generative AI, revealing how models often produce more negative content

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Using AI and Visual Media to Help the U.S. Military’s Counter Influence Campaigns
April 9, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonA new grant led by INFO Assistant Professor Cody Buntain boosts the U.S. military’s strategic messaging

(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: “Developing the Maryland State Archives’ Indigenous Records Website for Engagement and Access”
April 9, 2025 | INFO StaffFeaturing Maria Day, Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives