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Frank Burke (seated) at the July 4, 1969 ceremony on the Constitution Avenue steps in Washington, D.C.
Preserving History, Remembering a Pioneer
David McCartney and James Petersen founded the Dr. Frank G. Burke Endowed Graduate Research Award
Daniel Greene: Rethinking How Schools, Libraries, and Community Orgs Tackle Poverty
Can a community barbeque be more beneficial to citizens than learning computing skills? Insights from INFO Assistant Professor Daniel G …
Dr. Cody Buntain Appears on Voice of America to Discuss the Taliban’s Use of Twitter
Research showing how the Taliban leveraged Twitter, and Twitter’s limited management of this, was shared with Voices of America’s g …
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Info College Faculty and Alumna Publish New Book on Information Literacy and Disinformation
Dr. Paul T. Jaeger co-authored "Foundations of Information Literacy," the first book to offer frameworks for tackling information liter …
Dr. Zubin Jelveh: Machine Learning Can Predict Shooting Victimization Well Enough to Help Prevent It
Using arrest and victimization records from the Chicago PD, a machine learning model can predict the risk of being shot in the next 18 …
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Two UMD Info College Faculty Members Establish New Archival Repatriation Committee
The new Committee is a major step towards enacting more Native and Indigenous repatriation archival policy.
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Maryland Today: $6M Award From State to Help Extension Bridge Digital Divide
UMD Info College faculty and students join team to develop programs to help underserved urban and rural communities access broadband in …