Gerald Collins, Author at College of Information (INFO)

Welcome to the College of Information

The University of Maryland College of Information (INFO) is a top-ranked research and teaching college where faculty, staff, and students are passionate about using information and technology to break down barriers and create exciting new possibilities.

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Research

Expanding the frontiers how information and technology is accessed, used, and leveraged to empower individuals and communities.  

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Partners

Working with community, academic, and industry partners to create information science solutions and create learning and career opportunities for students.

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Academics

Offering Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Certificate programs to prepare the next generation of information professionals and researchers. 

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Alumni

Supporting new generations of students through scholarships, internships, and connections while enjoying networking and other benefits.

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UMD INFO News

A humanoid AI agent robot helping a human worker with coding at a laptop computer symbolizing agentic autonomy at work and the future of automation in jobs with copilot bots as assistants.

Photo licensed by Adobe Stock via Jay Koppelman

TRAILS News: What Tech Workers Tell Their Kids About Careers in the Age of AI (ft. Katie Shilton)

INFO Staff - September 22, 2026

INFO Professor Katie Shilton explores how AI is reshaping technology careers and the advice parents give children about their futures

Photo courtesy of UMIACS

UMIACS: How We Talk About AI Reveals Whether We Trust It (ft. Julia Mendelsohn)

Diya Sharma | UMIACS - September 21, 2026

Julia Mendelsohn and collaborators examine how language reveals public trust, uncertainty and perceptions of artificial intelligence

Collage of photo of La Julia Rhea performing Aida superimposed on news clippings from the time.

What Information Science Can Do for Opera History

Laurie Robinson - September 16, 2026

Two INFO-trained researchers are building new tools to tell the story of opera in D.C.—and the performers and audiences who’ve shap …

Kaleidoscope Program 2026 Scholars

2026 Kaleidoscope Program Scholars Jazmyn Gray (left) and Sofia Isabel Peña Wallace (right).

ARL News: Kaleidoscope Program 2026 Scholars Selected

INFO Staff - September 14, 2026

INFO students Jazmyn Gray and Sofia Isabel Peña Wallace join 17 scholars selected for the 2026 Kaleidoscope Program.

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