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College of Information Ph.D. student Lovely-Frances Domingo breaks down her research on Reddit communities, showing how AI can support volunteer moderators, but not replace them. Photo courtesy of UMIACS communications group.
UMIACS: AI Can Enforce the Rules. Can It Build an Online Community? (ft. Katie Shilton)
INFO Professor Katie Shilton and Ph.D. student Lovely-Frances Domingo examine how AI can assist moderators while preserving human judgm …
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Yahoo Life News: 62% of Workers Would Rather Their Kids Become Electricians Than Software Developers (ft. Katie Shilton)
INFO Professor Katie Shilton examines how AI-driven workplace uncertainty is shaping tech workers’ career advice for their child's fu …
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App’s AI “Eyes” for Blind Users Fall Short, UMD Researchers Find
Study collects insights aimed at making adaptive tech more effective and easier to use.
A mural in Asheville, North Carolina, depicts the history of the city's Southside neighborhood and the impact of urban renewal. Students in INFO's Computational Archival Science courses analyze archival records on that history.
INFO Students Learn to Use AI With Records They Know Best
In a new series of Computational Archival Science courses, MLIS students build the skills to work with AI
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TRAILS News: What Tech Workers Tell Their Kids About Careers in the Age of AI (ft. Katie Shilton)
INFO Professor Katie Shilton explores how AI is reshaping technology careers and the advice parents give children about their futures
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UMIACS: How We Talk About AI Reveals Whether We Trust It (ft. Julia Mendelsohn)
Julia Mendelsohn and collaborators examine how language reveals public trust, uncertainty and perceptions of artificial intelligence
What Information Science Can Do for Opera History
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 …
2026 Kaleidoscope Program Scholars Jazmyn Gray (left) and Sofia Isabel Peña Wallace (right).
ARL News: Kaleidoscope Program 2026 Scholars Selected
INFO students Jazmyn Gray and Sofia Isabel Peña Wallace join 17 scholars selected for the 2026 Kaleidoscope Program.
College of Information Professor Jennifer Golbeck's six rescue retrievers are featured in her new book, "Think Like a Dog," which delves into how to better understand our canine companions through positive psychology. (Photo courtesy of Jen Golbeck)
Maryland Today: Want to ‘Think Like a Dog?’ Try This UMD Prof’s New Book.
Golden retriever rescuer and UMD professor Jennifer Golbeck explores what dogs can teach us about living well