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SIGNAL Magazine News: A Crucial First Look at the Nation’s Cyber Attack Surfaces (ft. Ido Sivan-Sevilla)
October 15, 2025 | INFO StaffINFO Assistant Professor Ido Sivan-Sevilla leads groundbreaking UMD research mapping county-level cyber vulnerabilities nationwide

Press Release: MONET Paints the Way to New Opportunities: University of Maryland Extension and College of Information Launch Digital Navigator Curriculum & Training
October 10, 2025 | Julie Slivka | University of Maryland ExtensionUniversity of Maryland Extension and INFO launch digital navigator curriculum and training

Members of the Marylanders Online team accept the 2025 Maryland Hispanic Leadership Empowerment Award
UMD’s “Marylanders Online” Initiative Receives Maryland Hispanic Leadership Empowerment Award
October 7, 2025 | Julie Slivka UMEThe UME and INFO College's initiative is recognized by the Daily Record for digital literacy impact

From leveraging AI for pedestrian safety to creating better touchscreen kiosks, the Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility brings together scientists across campus to transform existing and emerging tech for people with disabilities. (Illustration by iStock) Photo via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: Making Tech Accessible—With Benefits for All
August 20, 2025 | Maryland Today Staff | UMD | Karen Shih ’09INFO faculty lead groundbreaking research to make kiosks, PDFs, AI, and everyday technologies accessible for all

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Turning Hand-Planted Seeds into Data-Driven Harvests
August 13, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonAn iConsultancy partnership with Roots Africa helps the organization maximize their data

Led by the University of Maryland, TRAILS was launched in May 2023 with a $20 million award from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The institute is focused on developing, building and modeling participatory research that—over time—will increase trust in AI. Illustration courtesy of TRAILS. Image via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: $750K in Seed Grants Awarded by UMD-Led Coalition on Trustworthy AI
July 23, 2025 | Tom Ventsias | Maryland Today | UMDSix INFO faculty are among researchers awarded $750K+ in TRAILS funding to advance trustworthy, human-centered AI innovation

Press Release: Best Practices & Collaborative Strategies in Digital Equity: Get Ready for the 2024 Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit
September 26, 2024 | Julie Slivka | University of Maryland ExtensionExperts will gather at the 2024 Maryland Digital Equity Summit to share strategies for advancing digital inclusion.