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Work on the Use of Intelligent Voice Assistants by Older Adults Wins ACM TOCHI Best Paper Award
The paper by iSchool PhD student Alisha Pradhan, iSchool assistant professor Dr. Amanda Lazar, and University of Washington’s Dr. Lea …
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Trace Center Directs New Digital Accessibility Research During Covid-19 Pandemic
The Trace Research & Development Center leads new initiatives to address accessibility barriers heightened due to the COVID-19 pand …
Clickbait Headlines Might Not Lure Readers as Much
UMD iSchool researchers find that identifying fake news with AI may be more complicated than anticipated.
Prototype of the EZ Access keypad incorporated into a ticket kiosk
Where in the World (Wide Web) is the Trace Center?
The UMD iSchool celebrates the Trace Center’s 50th Anniversary highlighting some of its most influential technologies and industry st …
A Robot Rolls Into a Math Class…
Understanding how a spherical robot can help more students gain access to early computing education while enhancing their learning in m …
STEM Education Struggle in the U.S.: The Key Piece We’ve Been Missing
In The Promise of Access, Dr. Daniel Greene shares a radical perspective on why tech solutions aren’t solving complex socia …
New Partnership Aims to Help UMD Further Diversify D.C. Region’s Tech Ecosystem
To increase female-identifying and non-binary students graduating with a tech degree at UMD by 12.5% in the next 5 years.
